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BACKLINE Touring Ski Award 2025 – 80–90 mm, women, 2 out of 5 stars
SCOTT Explorair 88 W – Tested model
Tested model

80–90 mm · 2025/26

SCOTT Explorair 88 W

54.95 of 85 points
RRP
599.00 €
Weight
1269 g
Weight per area
0.81 g/cm²
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Quick verdict

The Scott Explorair 88 W will particularly impress lighter female riders with its harmonious tuning and excellent price-performance ratio. Prefers shorter turns.

Test strengths

  • Corn snow: 10.75/15 points
  • Hard snow/ice: 10.38/15 points

Relatively lower scores

  • Anti-icing: 3/5 points
  • Tracked snow: 9.13/15 points
Total points
54.95 / 85
Total riding performance
30.26 / 45
Weight
1,269 g
Weight per area
0.81 g/cm²
RRP
599 €
BACKLINE stars

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

Test year 2025 · Lenzerheide

Verdict

The Scott Explorair 88 W will particularly impress lighter female riders with its harmonious tuning and excellent price-performance ratio. Prefers shorter turns.

Technical data

Test class
80–90 mm
Target group
Frauen
Test year
2025
Model year
2026
Lengths
150, 157, 164 cm
Sidecut
12,00–8,58–10,40 cm
Tip
120.0 mm
Waist
85.8 mm
Tail
104.0 mm
Surface per ski
1574.46 cm²
Weight (measured)
1269 g
Weight per area
0.81 g/cm²
RRP
599.00 €
Euro per point
10.90 €

Detailed test scores

CriterionPointsStar
Weight21.69 / 35
Anti-icing3.00 / 5
Weight & anti-icing total24.69 / 40
Performance on hard snow10.38 / 15
Performance in powderConditions were not given during the test
Performance in corn snow10.75 / 15
Performance in tracked snow9.13 / 15
Riding performance total30.26 / 45
Total points54.95 / 85
RRP / point10.90 € / point

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