Lib Tech Backwards Skis 2024
Model Info
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Product Info
The Lib Tech Backwards Skis are Lib's park-specific model, designed to ease and speed the learning curve on park hits and rails. They achieve this with nearly symmetrical shape and a rocker profile featuring a flat entry zone at both ends to ease transitions. Built to Lib's high standards right here in the PNW with sustainable materials, zero toxic waste, and plenty of good vibes.
Product Details
Rocker Type
Park Contour – Press friendly, with a flat entry zone at either end and early rise tip/tail
Flex
Flex Rating (1 Soft - 10 Stiff) – 166 = 5, 172 = 5.5, 178 = 6
Core
Sustainably Harvested Wood Core
Laminates
Triax and Biax Fiberglass
Sidewalls
Sintered UHMW Sidewalls
Base
Sintered UHMW Base
Edges
Magna Traction™ Edges – The edge curves like a steak knife for effortless edge hold, can be detuned for urban and park use and still hold on firm snow.
Graphics
Art by Schoph (@_schoph)
Additional Features
Bio Beans Topsheet – This plant oil based top material is tough, lightweight, damp, snow shedding, and prints amazingly well with Mervin's eco sublimation process.
Mervin Made – Hand made at the Mervin Factory in Washington, USA with zero hazardous waste.
Binding Compatibility
We recommend a brake width equal to or at most 15 mm wider than the ski waist width.
Specs
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Terrain:
Park & Pipe
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Terrain
Park & Pipe Park and pipe skis, often called freestyle skis, are for skiers who spend the majority of their time on jumps, rails, and jibs of all kinds. Traditionally park and pipe skis have narrower waists with full camber profiles, but this category is incorporating more rocker patterns and different shapes. You will almost always find these skis with twin tips as well as other park specific features like thicker, more durable edges, dense extruded bases, and butter zones.
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Ability Level:
Intermediate-Advanced
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Ability Level
Intermediate-Advanced Whether you’re a progressing intermediate exploring new runs and terrain, or an accomplished rider seeking new thrills, the majority of skiers and snowboarders fall into this level. Intermediate to advanced skis and snowboards may be somewhat wider or stiffer than beginner-intermediate skis and snowboards, usually with a stronger wood core and sandwich sidewall construction. Intermediate to advanced boots and bindings range from softer flexing freestyle options to stiffer choices built for stability at speed.
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Rocker Type:
Rocker/Camber/Rocker
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Rocker Type
Rocker/Camber/Rocker Rocker/Camber/Rocker skis have the playfulness and float of a rockered ski as well as the added edge hold of a cambered ski. The contact points on skis with this profile are closer towards the middle of the ski than a fully cambered ski, but still not underfoot. The cambered midsection provides a longer effective edge on hardpack, increasing edge hold and stability, while the rockered tip and tail provide floatation in deeper snow and allow the ski to initiate and release from turns easier.
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Turning Radius:
Medium
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Turning Radius
Medium 17-22 m radius is best for all-mountain and park & pipe.
- Core/Laminates: Wood
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Tail Type:
Partial Twin Tip
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Tail Type
Partial Twin Tip Partial twin tip skis have a tail that is turned up, but not as much as the tip. This gives you the ability to ski backwards and back out of tight spaces, but these skis are mainly designed to ski forward.
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Made in the USA:
Yes
- Warranty: 1 Year
| Size (cm) | 166 | 172 | 178 |
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| Tip Width (mm) | 123 | 125 | 127 |
| Waist Width (mm) | 92 | 93 | 94 |
| Tail Width (mm) | 117 | 119 | 121 |
| Turning Radius (m) | 17 | 18 | 19 |