With the Völkl Mantra 88, you get a versatile all-mountain ski that offers a dynamic, controlled ride and a high degree of adaptability to different conditions on the mountain.

With the revamped Mantra 88, Völkl offers a medium-width model with modern features that meets the core of current demand: maximum versatility between the piste and open terrain, and powerful turns in all snow conditions. Redefined as part of its further development, the new Mantra 88 incorporates Völkl’s innovative technologies and now impresses with greater dynamism, pop and accessibility.

Among other things, the fibres in the Tailored Carbon Tips have been re-laid, contributing to improved agility and dynamic performance. The radii of the 3D Radius sidecut have also been adjusted, emphasising the flexibility of the technology. The middle radius directly beneath the skier’s foot has been reduced by a further metre, contributing to the Völkl Mantra 88’s improved radius variability – for an energy-efficient yet sporty skiing style with full control on groomed slopes and greater manoeuvrability in challenging terrain.

Details:
• Multilayer Woodcore 
• 3D Radius Sidecut
• Base P-Tex 2100
•  Full Sidewall
• Tailored Titanal Frame
• Tailored Carbon Tips
• Tip & Tail Rocker
• Edge tuning: 1.4° / 87.6°

Technology:

Multilayer Woodcore
The sidewall continues into the interior of the ski in the form of extremely stable layers of wood directly bonded to the flanks of the sandwich core. Combined with a more flexible, lighter wood in the centre of the sandwich core, this construction offers numerous advantages: The hardwood section within the sidewall ensures increased power transfer, contributes to better edge grip and supports the edge when subjected to external forces. The softwood section in the centre of the ski provides greater agility and manoeuvrability thanks to its lower weight. The combination of both types of wood across the entire length of the ski contributes to optimal stiffness distribution and enables more precise ski control. This construction offers highly competitive skiers a combination of manoeuvrability and stability, which can make the decisive hundredths of a second between victory and defeat.

3D Radius Sidecut
Three radii in one ski for maximum responsiveness and speed in all-mountain conditions. Wider radius at the tip and tail – The wider radii at the tip and tail are ideal for wide turns and high speeds. Easy control and manoeuvrability. Less edge catch. No restriction on turn radii and easy exit from the turn. Tighter turn radius – The tighter radius in the middle favours tight turns and moderate speeds. Extremely easy turn initiation. Super responsive. Effortless and smooth in tight turns.

Base P-Tex 2100
Sintered, ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene base with high density, excellent wear resistance and very good gliding properties.

Full Sidewall ABS
The specific synthetic material used in the sidewall enables precise and direct power transfer.

Tailored Titanal Frame
Völkl’s new key technology is called the Tailored Titanal Frame. In contrast to previous construction methods, the width of the Titanal frame is now precisely adapted to each individual ski length. This results in bespoke Tailored Titanal Frames, which extend over the sidewall at the tip and tail of the ski, providing the desired damping and torsional stiffness in these areas. The size of the frames is tailored to the skier’s height, ability and strength. This means that longer models have a higher proportion of Titanal for greater stiffness, even more direct power transfer and stronger damping. The shorter the model, the lower the proportion of Titanal, which makes the ski more manoeuvrable, allowing even smaller and lighter skiers with less strength to make full use of the ski’s versatility. The result: Tailored Titanal Frame technology gives every ski an unrivalled combination of responsiveness and speed stability.

Tailored Carbon Tips
In the new, tailor-made carbon tips – the Tailored Carbon Tips – this innovative manufacturing process involves ‘embroidering’ the individual carbon fibres onto a substrate. This allows them to be positioned precisely along the lines of force, which opens up entirely new possibilities, particularly in the tip area. This is because the tip has a decisive influence on the ski’s handling. By adjusting the fibre thickness and aligning them with millimetre precision, stiffness, torsion and thus the skiing characteristics can be specifically tailored. In this way, the fibres channel the dynamics to the areas of the ski where they are needed. The visibly integrated Tailored Carbon Tips are lightweight, enable an agile tip engagement with less effort and build up energy quickly. As a result, the Tailored Carbon Tips take precision, direct tip response and active skiing enjoyment to a whole new level.

Tip & Tail Rocker
Character: Rocker only in the tip and tail sections, camber in the binding area.

Information on EU Regulation GPSR 

Name of the manufacturer: Völkl Sports GmbH
Postal address of the manufacturer: Europaring 8, 94315 Straubing, DE
Electronic address of the manufacturer: info@voelkl.de