Ski: 2024-2025 DPS Carbon Wailer 100, 184 cm
Available Lengths: 153, 163, 171, 179, 184, 189 cm
Blister’s Measured Tip-to-Tail Length (straight-tape pull): 181.4 cm
Stated Weight per Ski (184 cm): 2044 grams
Blister’s Measured Weight per Ski: 1916 & 1963 grams
Stated Dimensions: 133-100-118 mm
Blister’s Measured Dimensions: 133.5-100.5-118.5 mm
Stated Sidecut Radius (all lengths): 15 meters
Measured Tip & Tail Splay (ski decambered): 94.5 mm / 27 mm
Measured Traditional Camber Underfoot: 9.5 mm
Core Materials: poplar + carbon stringers + fiberglass laminate
Base: sintered World Cup race base
Factory Recommended Mount Point: -12.3 cm from center; 78.4 cm from tail
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What DPS says about the Carbon Wailer 100
“Building on a 15-year legacy of our most successful shaping platform, the Wailer name is synonymous with versatility and performance. The new construction enhances stability and confidence, making the Carbon Wailer 100 your go-to ski for any condition. Whether floating through powder, navigating mashed potatoes, or carving on East Coast ice, this ski excels. Choose the Carbon Wailer 100 for unmatched adaptability and to make every turn easier and more enjoyable.
The Legend Lives On
The new Carbon Wailer line is our homage to the skiers who have shaped DPS as a brand. These skis exist to make skiing a simpler and more enjoyable pursuit, with a focus on nimble wiggles through the trees, and planing through the deepest snow. They share a common shaping identity; a 15m turning radius for great maneuverability and carving energetic turns, tapered shovels for optimal flotation in powder, and a combo of rocker and camber that is versatile in all snow conditions.”
For more on the backstory of the new Carbon Wailer skis, plus more details on all of DPS’s new products for the 2024-2025 season, check out our video with DPS from the Blister Summit 2024:
Flex Pattern
Here’s how we’d characterize the flex pattern of the Carbon Wailer 100:
Tips: 7
Shovels: 7-8
In Front of Toe Piece: 8-10
Underfoot: 10
Behind the Heel Piece: 10-9.5
Tails: 9
The Carbon Wailer 100 is quite stiff through the middle and back half, but its tips and shovels are softer than several of the past-generation Wailers we’ve tested, like the Alchemist Wailer 106.
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Flash Review: 24/25 DPS Wailer 100
DPS is reinstating and revising their Wailer series for the 24/25 season, and we’ve been spending time on the Wailer 100 – check out our initial impressions.
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