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BACKLINE Touring Ski Award 2025 – 80–90 mm, women, 5 out of 5 stars
ATOMIC Backland 88 W – Tested model
Tested model

80–90 mm · 2025/26

ATOMIC Backland 88 W

61.09 of 85 points
RRP
599.99 €
Weight
1234 g
Weight per area
0.74 g/cm²
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Quick verdict

The Backland 88 W is agile, torsionally stiff, forgiving, and offers a superb price-performance ratio. A top choice for all women with climbing-oriented ambitions.

Test strengths

  • Corn snow: 12/15 points
  • Hard snow/ice: 10.88/15 points

Relatively lower scores

  • Anti-icing: 3.13/5 points
  • Tracked snow: 10.13/15 points

Ideal for: Experienced skiers

Total points
61.09 / 85
Total riding performance
33.01 / 45
Weight
1,234 g
Weight per area
0.74 g/cm²
RRP
599.99 €
BACKLINE stars

Not all snow conditions could be rated. Maximum scores refer only to the conditions actually assessed.

Test year 2025 · Lenzerheide

Verdict

The Backland 88 W is agile, torsionally stiff, forgiving, and offers a superb price-performance ratio. A top choice for all women with climbing-oriented ambitions.

Technical data

Test class
80–90 mm
Target group
Frauen
Test year
2025
Model year
2026
Lengths
155, 162, 169 cm
Sidecut
12,16–8,90–11,00 cm
Tip
121.6 mm
Waist
89.0 mm
Tail
110.0 mm
Surface per ski
1672.73 cm²
Weight (measured)
1234 g
Weight per area
0.74 g/cm²
RRP
599.99 €
Euro per point
9.82 €

Detailed test scores

CriterionPointsStar
Weight24.95 / 35
Anti-icing3.13 / 5
Weight & anti-icing total28.08 / 40
Performance on hard snow10.88 / 15
Performance in powderConditions were not given during the test
Performance in corn snow12.00 / 15
Performance in tracked snow10.13 / 15
Riding performance total33.01 / 45
Total points61.09 / 85
RRP / point9.82 € / point

Suitability beginner / expert

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Suitability by skier weight

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How we test

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