Ski the white mountains of NH, 5'7" 130lbs male.
I've only been touring with my Hannibals (170 length) one season with Marker F10 Tour bindings, and next fall I want to change to tech bindings. That change is also making me think about changing the skis. I mostly tour when we get a smallish amount of fresh snow, so 100 underfoot is way overkill. The turn radius of the Hannibals is rather large (23m at 177 length) so that's another reason I would want to replace them. Final reason is to save a few more grams of weight.
So my question is, how differently do these ski? I want something more nimble and quicker turning, but how much will that sacrifice choppy snow? The conditions I ski in are sometimes firm as well. The Transalp doesn't have carbon stringers, will I notice?
I've only been touring with my Hannibals (170 length) one season with Marker F10 Tour bindings, and next fall I want to change to tech bindings. That change is also making me think about changing the skis. I mostly tour when we get a smallish amount of fresh snow, so 100 underfoot is way overkill. The turn radius of the Hannibals is rather large (23m at 177 length) so that's another reason I would want to replace them. Final reason is to save a few more grams of weight.
So my question is, how differently do these ski? I want something more nimble and quicker turning, but how much will that sacrifice choppy snow? The conditions I ski in are sometimes firm as well. The Transalp doesn't have carbon stringers, will I notice?