Named after Flute Bowl at Whistler, where steep lines are a mere 30 minutes bootpack away (or 45 if you missed your coffee). The Flute XTC Carbon is Prior’s answer if you're putting the call for a quiver-of-one backcountry ski. Sprightly carbon construction lets you trade grams for vertical feet on the skin track. The shape blends a rockered powder tip and tail with traditional underfoot camber, moderately long sidecut, sweet flex, and squared tail. The result is a ski that slays it in the powder and still has a enough bite for everyday use on Whistler in-bound chunder and hardpack.
- Sublimated nylon topsheet brings durability and keep you skis looking sharp
- Triaxial carbon glass layers keep the weight down and retain playfulness
- Vertically laminated aspen and poplar woodcore with maple wood stringers make it light and responsive
- Early rise in the tip and tail combined with a traditional camber underfoot provides stability and turning ease in all snow conditions
- Rubber Foil dampening reduces chatter when riding fast on hardpack
- Durable, impact-resistant UHMW polyethylene sidewalls
- Tough Rockwell 48 steel edges are easy to tune
- Durasurf 4001 sintered base is fast and very durable
