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PTO Verdict
“A race build with the rulebook taken out: stiff, fast, made only long, and honest about being a groomer ski.”
Best for: Advanced-to-expert skiers who live on hard snow, ski fast, and want race-room construction that is not a gate ski. It suits a skier who wants the long, fast arc - 16 m at 175 cm, out to 22 m at 189 - and who wants a system ski that arrives on its plate and factory-tuned rather than a flat ski to build up. Van Deer also lists a higher-DIN Marker COMP 16 GW as a fitting option for the PRO, which it does not list for the H-Power line; whether that range is the right one for you is a fitting question for a technician.
Not for: Beginners and soft intermediates: the catalogue's easy-to-ski line is measured against a World Cup ski, not a cruiser, and this is a stiff metal build that has to be driven. Anyone who leaves the groomer: 68 mm on a race layup has no float, and soft snow makes it work - the H-Power 89 or the Freeride skis are that ski, not this one. Anyone who wants short, quick, tight-radius turns: the PRO starts at 168 cm and 13 m and never goes shorter, while the H-Power 68 runs down to 147 cm and a 10 m radius, in lengths the PRO does not make, for $50 less. And a racer who needs a homologated ski cannot use this one - Van Deer says the PRO is deliberately not FIS-bound. Look at the Race Series, and check the model and length against the current FIS list yourself, because Van Deer prints no per-model homologation for any adult ski.
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Description
The Van Deer PRO is a 68 mm on-piste carving ski, built with race-room construction and sold only in long lengths — 168 to 189 cm. Van Deer calls it the ski Marcel Hirscher reaches for on a groomer day, and says outright it is not bound by FIS regulations — which is what let it take a wider sidecut for 26/27 instead of a race-legal one.
The build. An ash-poplar core between two layers of Titanal; Van Deer publishes the count, not the thickness, so neither do we. Then a race-grade base, tune-ready ABS sidewalls, and Hirscher's factory tune on it. New for 26/27 is the plate: a Marker WC Interface 10 mm, fitted, in Van Deer's words, "for more stiffness and stability". The plate is part of the ski: $1,650 buys both; $2,050 adds the matching Marker COMP 12 GW binding.
Length is the ski. The sidecut holds at 115.5-68-97; the radius climbs — 13 m at 168 cm, 16 m at 175, 19 m at 182, 22 m at 189. There is no short, quick PRO. Buy it if you live on hard snow, ski fast, and want a race build that is not a gate ski. We stock 175 cm only, the 16 m arc; the other lengths are a special order.
Who should look elsewhere. Beginners and soft intermediates: the catalogue's "easy to ski" is measured against a World Cup ski, not a cruiser. Anyone who leaves the groomer: 68 mm on a race layup has no float — that is the H-Power 89 or the Freeride skis. Anyone who wants short, tight turns: the H-Power 68 shares the PRO's published shape at every length the two both make, goes shorter, and costs $50 less.
Van Deer publishes no camber or rocker profile; the camber in our spec table is our own read, not a brand figure. This is a plate system: we mount the binding and set the release value, and DIN is an indicator, not a guarantee. Tell us the turn you make; we will pick the length.
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Product Type | High-Performance On-Piste Carving Skis |
| Model | PRO |
| Color | Khaki |
| Available Lengths | 168 cm, 175 cm, 182 cm, 189 cm |
| Waist Width | 68 mm |
| Turn Radius | 13 m, 16 m, 19 m, 22 m depending on length |
| Plate Configuration | Marker Interface 10 mm Plate |
| Compatible Bindings | Marker COMP 12 GW DIN 4-12 or Marker COMP 16 GW DIN 6-16, Khaki |
| Binding Included | No, bindings are sold separately |
| Recommended Use | Groomed Slopes / Hardpack / Aggressive On-Piste Carving |
| Length | SKU | Radius | Configuration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 168 cm | V26PH2302.168.01.PL | 13 m | INF10 |
| 175 cm | V26PH2303.175.01.PL | 16 m | INF10 |
| 182 cm | V26PH2304.182.01.PL | 19 m | INF10 |
| 189 cm | V26PH2609.189.01.PL | 22 m | INF10 |
Specs
- Waist Width: 68 mm
- Sidecut: 115.5-68-97 mm (all lengths)
- Turn Radius: 16 m (175 cm) — brand range 13 m (168 cm) to 22 m (189 cm)
- Core: Ash-poplar wood
- Construction: Dual Titanal layers (thickness not published) · race-grade base · ABS sidewalls, ready to tune
- Profile: Camber (PTO assessment — Van Deer does not publish a profile for this ski)
- Weight: 2,165 g per ski with plate (175 cm)
- Plate: Marker WC Interface 10 mm (included — system ski)
- Binding: Marker COMP 12 GW, khaki (sold separately; mounted and set by a technician)
- Factory Tuning: Marcel Hirscher factory tune, model-specific
- Available Lengths: 175 cm
- Colourway: Khaki
Details
- Type
- SKI
- Vendor
- Van Deer
- SKU
- V26PH2303.175.01.PL
- UPC / GTIN
- 9120137540901
175cm R16 / Khaki / INF10
Van Deer PRO
By PTO Team, Based on Van Deer official specs
Spec analysis · Analysis dated
These 10-point scores express PTO's editorial assessment of suitability for each use. They are not customer ratings or instrumented measurements; the analysis below explains the trade-offs.
The take
“A race build with the rulebook taken out: stiff, fast, made only long, and honest about being a groomer ski.”
The Van Deer PRO is the groomer-day ski in Marcel Hirscher's own line: an ash-poplar core between two layers of Titanal, a race-grade base, tune-ready ABS sidewalls, and a factory tune on the ski. New for 26/27 is the plate - a Marker WC Interface 10 mm, which Van Deer fitted, in its words, for more stiffness and stability, and which is part of the $1,650 ski. The PRO is not bound by the FIS rulebook; Van Deer says so plainly, and that is what freed the sidecut to go wider this season.
The PRO's spec sheet tells you most of how it skis. It is made only long - 168, 175, 182 and 189 cm - and the radius climbs with the length, 13 m to 22 m, so the length you buy is the arc you get. There is no short, quick PRO. Sixty-eight millimetres of stiff metal laminate on a World Cup plate is a ski you drive, not steer; the catalogue calls it easy to ski, and that is measured against a World Cup race ski, not against a cruiser.
Where the PRO stops is not in dispute. Off the groomer, 68 mm on a build this stiff has no float and soft snow becomes work - the H-Power 89 or the Freeride skis are that ski. Two more honest notes: Van Deer publishes no camber or rocker profile, so the camber in our spec table is our own read. This read leans on official spec rather than a test consensus.
The PRO has a sibling problem we would rather raise than have you find later. At every length the PRO and the H-Power 68 both make - 168, 175 and 182 cm - the two print the same 68 mm waist, the same 115.5-68-97 sidecut and the same radius, on the same ash-poplar core and two Titanal layers. The differences Van Deer prints are the plate (WC Interface 10 mm against FDT RACE PRO), the length range, the weight (2,165 g against 2,105 g per ski with plate at 175 cm), the binding list, the colour and $50. No flex, layup or Titanal thickness is published for either ski, so something inside them may well differ; the published shape is the same, and we will not tell you the skis are.
The PRO's real question is not which ski is better but which plate, which length and which arc. It owns the long, fast arc on hard snow, on the World Cup interface plate, tuned and ready out of the wrap - and Van Deer lists a higher-DIN COMP 16 GW fitting option the H-Power line does not get. It is a plate system: the matching Marker COMP 12 GW binding is the $2,050 build, mounted and set by a technician. If the turn you actually make is short and quick, buy the H-Power 68 and keep the fifty dollars.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: System ski on a Marker WC Interface 10 mm plate; the binding is fitted and the release value set by a technician. Our pick: Marker COMP 12 GW (DIN 4-12).
- Marker COMP 12 GW (DIN 4-12)The fitting binding on our build
Van Deer's matched fitting binding for the PRO plate, and the one on the $2,050 build. DIN is an indicator, not a guarantee; mount and release value are set by a technician.
- Marker COMP 16 GW (DIN 6-16)A higher DIN range, if the fitting calls for it
Van Deer lists it as a fitting option for the PRO and does not list it for the H-Power line. It is not the binding on the build we carry, so ask us to order it. Which DIN range suits you is set by a technician, not by the spec sheet.
The PRO is a system ski: $1,650 is the ski with its WC Interface 10 mm plate, and $2,050 is the build with the Marker COMP 12 GW binding. DIN and mount are set by a technician.
Common Questions
- What is the difference between the $1,650 and the $2,050 Van Deer PRO?
- Same ski. $1,650 is the ski on its Marker WC Interface 10 mm plate; $2,050 adds the matching Marker COMP 12 GW binding (DIN 4-12). Van Deer also lists a higher-DIN COMP 16 GW as a fitting option, but that is not the build we carry.
- Is the Van Deer PRO a race ski?
- It is built like one and not homologated as one. Van Deer says the PRO uses World Cup construction but is deliberately not bound by FIS regulations, which is what let it widen the sidecut for 26/27. If you need a ski for gates, look at the Race Series and check the model and length against the current FIS list yourself, because Van Deer prints no per-model homologation for any adult ski.
- Van Deer PRO or H-Power 68?
- At every length the two both make - 168, 175 and 182 cm - they print the same 68 mm waist, the same 115.5-68-97 sidecut and the same radius. The PRO runs the WC Interface 10 mm plate and only the long lengths; the H-Power 68 runs the FDT RACE PRO plate, goes down to 147 cm and a 10 m radius, and costs $50 less. No flex or layup is published for either, so we will not tell you they are the same ski.
- Is the Van Deer PRO any good off-piste?
- No. A 68 mm waist on a stiff race build has nothing to float on, and soft snow turns into work. For soft snow and mixed terrain, go to the H-Power 89 or the Freeride line.
- Which length of the Van Deer PRO should I buy?
- Pick the arc, not your height: 13 m at 168 cm, 16 m at 175, 19 m at 182 and 22 m at 189. We carry 175 cm; the other three lengths are a special order, so tell us before you buy.
