FREERIDE 98

Introducing the FREERIDE 98, the ultimate all-terrain freeride ski designed to elevate your skiing experience. Whether you’re carving perfectly groomed runs or exploring the untracked depths of the backcountry, this ski is a favorite choice of Marcel Hirscher himself. With a 98mm waist, the FREERIDE 98 strikes the perfect balance between versatility and performance, delivering a playful ride across various conditions. Enjoy effortless floatation in powder, solid grip on hard-packed snow, agile maneuverability in the trees, and exceptional stability at high speeds.
Featuring a surfy tip rocker, it brings a poplar wood core reinforced with double titanal and carbon layers, full ABS sidewalls, race edges, and the iconic red base. With Marcel's meticulous race room finish and a few secret enhancements that make this ski truly special, the FREERIDE 98 is your perfect partner to conquer every terrain with confidence!

Product	Sidecut (mm)	Radius (m)	Weight (g)
FREERIDE 98, 164cmArt. No. V25FR2401.164.01	138 - 98 - 120	16	1770
FREERIDE 98, 172cmArt. No. V25FR1912.172.01	138 - 98 - 120	17	1960
FREERIDE 98, 180cmArt. No. V25FR1906.180.01	138 - 98 - 120	18	2160
FREERIDE 98, 188cmArt. No. V25FR1913.188.01	138 - 98 - 120	19	2350

The weight can vary slightly due to different production cycle.
Weight per Ski.

DESIGNED TO LAST

We choose locally sourced, premium materials. Every ski is crafted with a high-end construction that delivers unmatched stability, control, and acceleration. We keep our skis in the press longer – because true quality takes time. Each layer is precisely tuned to give you the confidence to push your limits – whether you're carving on ice, charging down groomers, or chasing podium finishes. Across our entire collection, every ski is built using nearly identical high-quality materials and construction principles to ensure consistent, uncompromising performance at every level, developed and approved by Marcel Hirscher.

“Surfy” handling for effortless floatation in powder
Enable precise and individual edge tuning for optimum grip and control
Reproducible model-specific tuning for maximum riding performance and control, straight from the factory
The red base in VAN DEER-Red Bull Sports style is not only the iconic design feature of the FREERIDE SERIES, but also race tuned as our other models

DEFINITION.
PRECISION.
PERFECTION.

Every model is made for a specific playground. And each ski (as well as each ski length!) comes with a unique profile, shape, sidecut, and turn radius optimized for your preferred terrain and way of skiing. Precisely defined so you can ski your best – wherever your skiing takes you.

BUILT TO PERFECTION.
BUILT TO PERFORM.

All skis are crafted with the highest quality Austrian-sourced materials and components. Featuring our special torsion box sandwich construction, each model is constructed in a unique way – built to perfection and built to last.

PISTE CARBON

PRO BOOT

CASUAL LONGSLEEVE

OUR WAY

Our skis are developed, built, tested, and tuned with the same know-how, meticulousness and obsessive drive for perfection that helped Marcel Hirscher become who he is today: the greatest alpine skier of our time.