Scott Proguide 96 Skis 2024

Scott Proguide 96 is pushing the boundaries of lightness and performance. Enjoy more elevation, new remote zones and more fresh turns. The full-length paulownia wood core ensures a smooth ride whilst keeping the weight right down; carbon aramid fibres bring lightness and further dampening. The shape and rocker on the nose deliver calm handling in even the roughest snow and the 96mm waist is enough to remain stable in softer and deeper snow.

Terrain Type & Ability Level

Terrain Type
Away from the lifts, whether higher or just further. The light weight makes ascending easier, yet the performance ensures descents are memorable for all the right reasons. The paulownia wood core and the carbon aramid fibres dampen the ride and ensure smooth, precise handling.

Skier Type
Built with ultra-light materials to be the perfect partner for those who are always hungry for more and want to access the inaccessible, skiers who want to climb longer and further and who still demand stability and floatation for the descent. Designed and approved by Scott's team of guides.

Overview

Shape
The new 3Dimension Touring Sidecut is a revolutionary design. It combines a tip and tail radius with either a central flat line or a small amount of sidecut underfoot. The tip and tail radii allow for easy turn initiation while the flat line or a larger radius provides stability, power and precise edge hold. The widest parts of the tip and tail are right towards the ends of the ski, maximising grip, but long transitions to these wide points mean smooth entry and exit to the turns.

Rocker
Tip Rocker 320. Combining a progressive shape with increased tip height and radius creates Pro-Tip Rocker. Scott's Pro-Tip provides a more versatile and forgiving ski no matter the conditions. Agility and progressiveness are improved, increased stability in powder and deep snow, plus forgiveness for easier turn control.

Core
The Full-Length Wood Core produces a more consistent ski flex and creates a homogeneous transition between the middle part and rockered tip and tail. Paulownia is a good mix of light and durable, helping the ski feel responsive.

Construction
Sandwich Tour Lite. Making the ski as light as possible is important, but keeping the downhill performance is essential. This is why Scott reinforced the ski with carbon/aramid fibres along the full length of the ski. These strategically placed strips are torsionally rigid with an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio. The result is a stable yet lively ride in a lightweight package that's still surprisingly quick and reliable on the ascent and won't let you down on that hard-earned descent.

Key Features

Factory Finish
Scott skis come direct from the factory ready to ski with SCOTT's Factory Finish. Factory Finish offers an effective edge angle of 88 degree, resulting from a 3degree side and 1degree base angle for an exceptional performance. The base is finished with a micro structured CNC stone grind so you can mount your skis and hit the hill, no tuning required.

EB tester’s comments: Steve (Buying Team) I'm a big fan of this ski. It's impressively light considering the almost alpine ski levels of performance you get. Precise and lively on harder snow with plenty of float when it's deeper. In tricky conditions the stability is reassuring, and the turns always feel smooth and predictable. Built to maximise the up and the down.

General Information

• Skier Ability: Intermediate|Advanced|Expert
• Rocker: Tip Rocker
• Radius: Long
• Base: Sintered
• Bindings: Ski sold flat
• DIN: n/a
• Construction: Full Sidewall
• Core: Wood, Carbon, Aramid
• Demo: No
• Sizing Description: Nose level to forehead height is ideal. A longer length is important if there is a bigger rocker or you're spending more time off piste, however, will add etra weight. Keep them shorter for a lighter-overall package if thats important to you.