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The Voile Hyperdrifter is the biggest ski in our test &#40;by quite a lot&#41; but is in the center in terms of weight. This is a great balance if you seek &#40;and actually find&#41; enough truly deep powder snow to justify dedicated powder skis. If you are fortunate and good enough to track down that amount of soft snow via human power, you can't do better than the Hyperdrifter. As the biggest ski we have tested, it stands out. We love it for the deepest of days, and any time the pitch is low, and the snow is soft. 
Many, many skis make excellent powder skiing enjoyable. But let's look at what makes excellent powder skiing. It has to be steep enough to carry speed, and the snow needs to be deep, soft, graduated, but not so deep as to bog you down. There are some caveats baked in. First, "steep enough" can often overlap with overly hazardous avalanche risk. Big skis like the Hyperdrifter can help you carry speed on gentler terrain and, therefore, better enjoy those days that you've gotta stay out of the steeper country. Next, it can actually be too deep to ski sometimes. On those rare &#40;and comical&hellip; and strenuous&hellip;&#41; days, huge, light skis like the Hyperdrifter will set you upright. These are pretty narrow circumstances. And circumstances in which your all-around backcountry skis will also function. You choose these Hyperdrifters to complement all-around skis and have to learn exactly when they benefit you and when they don't. 

The Voile HyperDrifter is the biggest ski in our test but is near the center in terms of weight. This is a great balance if you seek &#40;and actually find&#41; enough truly deep powder snow to justify dedicated powder skis. If you are fortunate and good enough to track down that amount of soft snow via human power, you can't do better than the HyperDrifter. As the biggest ski we have tested, it stands out. We love it for the deepest days and when the pitch is low and the snow is soft. 
Many, many skis make excellent powder skiing enjoyable. But let's look at what makes excellent powder skiing. It has to be steep enough to carry speed, and the snow needs to be deep, soft, and graduated, but not so deep as to bog you down. There are some caveats baked in. First, "steep enough" can often overlap with overly hazardous avalanche risk. Big skis like the HyperDrifter can help you carry speed on gentler terrain and, therefore, better enjoy those days that you've gotta stay out of the steeper country. Next, it can actually be too deep to ski sometimes. On those rare &#40;and comical, and strenuous&#41; days, huge, light skis like the HyperDrifter will set you up right. These are pretty narrow circumstances. And circumstances in which your all-around backcountry skis will also function. You choose the HyperDrifter to complement all-around skis and have to learn exactly when they benefit you and when they don't. 
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