Ski: 2024-2025 Northland AM178, 178 cm
Available Lengths: 178 cm
Blister’s Measured Tip-to-Tail Length (straight-tape pull): 177.7 cm
Stated Weight per Ski: 1814 grams
Blister’s Measured Weight per Ski: 1808 & 1834 grams
Stated Dimensions: 138-90-122 mm
Blister’s Measured Dimensions: 138.5-91-123 mm
Stated Sidecut Radius (178 cm): 15 meters
Measured Tip & Tail Splay (ski decambered): 57 mm / 13 mm
Measured Traditional Camber Underfoot: 10 mm
Core Materials: hickory/ash/beetle kill pine + fiberglass, carbon, & kevlar laminates
Base: sintered UHMW 4001
Factory Recommended Mount Point: -8.5 cm from center; 80.5 cm from tail
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What Northland says about the AM178
“Our ‘Do Anything’ ski that thrives on groomers, and fun and playful off-piste. At home anywhere on the Mtn.”
Flex Pattern
Here’s how we’d characterize the flex pattern of the Northland AM178:
Tips: 6.5-7
Shovels: 7.5-8
In Front of Toe Piece: 8-10
Underfoot: 10
Behind the Heel Piece: 9.5-7.5
Tails: 7.5-8
Weight
Our 178 cm AM178 came in at about 1820 grams per ski.
For reference, here are some of our measured weights (per ski in grams) for some notable skis. As always, keep in mind the length and width differences to try to keep things more apples-to-apples. Also, note which of these measured weights includes a given ski’s binding plates.
1627 & 1640 Head Kore 87, 177 cm
1675 & 1732 Folsom Spar 78, 177 cm
1701 & 1706 Rossignol Forza 70D V-Ti, 173 cm
1724 & 1735 Parlor Warbird, 178 cm
1724 & 1749 Black Crows Octo, 179.3 cm
1728 & 1750 Renoun Atlas 80, 177 cm
1735 & 1754 K2 Mindbender 90C, 178 cm
1796 & 1838 Black Crows Mirus Cor, 178 cm
1808 & 1834 Northland AM178, 178 cm
1820 & 1867 Kästle Paragon 93, 177 cm
1823 & 1853 Atomic Maverick 88 Ti, 184 cm
1832 & 1841 K2 Disruption 78Ti, 177 cm
1833 & 1849 Shaggy’s Brockway 90, 180 cm
1837 & 1854 Fischer The Curv GT 85 Redefine, 175 cm
1854 & 1863 Salomon Stance 90, 182 cm
1900 & 1908 Atomic Maverick 95 Ti, 180 cm
1906 & 1907 Dynastar M-Cross 88, 184 cm
1911 & 1917 K2 Disruption 82Ti, 177 cm
1915 & 1937 K2 Mindbender 89Ti, 182 cm
1940 & 1949 Kästle MX84, 176 cm
1941 & 1968 Volkl Peregrine 80, 177 cm
1960 & 2004 Kästle MX88, 181 cm
1999 & 2060 Line Blade, 181 cm
2000 & 2016 Volkl Peregrine 82, 177 cm
2003 & 2011 Head Supershape e-Magnum, 170 cm (w/ binding plates)
2008 & 2015 Folsom Spar 88, 182 cm
2025 & 2028 Meier Quickdraw, 181 cm
2045 & 2057 Rossignol Arcade 88, 178 cm
2047 & 2056 Blizzard Anomaly 88, 182 cm
2047 & 2082 4FRNT MSP 91, 181 cm
2058 & 2079 Stöckli Montero AR, 180 cm
2063 & 2094 Moment Commander 92, 182 cm
2072 & 2094 Wagner Summit 91, 182 cm
2096 & 2154 Nordica Steadfast 85 DC, 179 cm
2112 & 2116 Folsom Spar Turbo, 182 cm
2121 & 2147 Head Supershape e-Titan, 177 cm (w/ binding plates)
2199 & 2211 Head Supershape e-Rally, 177 cm (w/ binding plates)
2235 & 2236 Elan Wingman 86 CTi, 184 cm (w/ binding plates)
2225 & 2248 K2 Disruption MTi, 175 cm (w/ binding plates)
2271 & 2273 Fischer The Curv GT 85, 175 cm (w/ binding plates)
2286 & 2299 Fischer RC One 82 GT, 180 cm (22/23–23/24)
2432 & 2445 Fischer RC4 The Curv, 185 cm (w/ binding plates)
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22/23 Northland AM178
Northland makes beautiful, wood-veneer, fully cambered skis in Steamboat Springs, CO. We’ve been testing their 90mm-wide AM178 — check out our initial impressions.
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