Rate Ski Gear

• Flex, Energy, Power and Acceleration 4
• Responsiveness in Short Radius Turns 4
• Responsiveness in Medium Radius Turns 4
• Responsiveness in Long Radius Turns 5
• Stability and Control at Slow Speeds 3
• Stability and Control at Cruising Speeds 5
• Stability and Control at Fast Speeds 5
• Performance and Edge Hold on Hardpack/Ice NA
• Performance on Groomed Packed Powder 5
• Performance in Crud/mixed conditions 4
• Performance in Powder 5
• Performance in Heavy Wet Spring Snow NA
• Performance in Steeps, Chutes, Couloirs 4
• Performance in Bumps, Trees 4
• Performance in Racing and Competitive Events NA
• Design and Innovation 4
• Durability and Warranty NA
• Value vs. Price Paid NA
• Graphics 5
• Would you buy this product (again)? Yes
• I use this Product for Recreation No
• I use this Product for Work No
• This was a Product Test or Demo ONLY Yes

Additional Data

Product Specs/Dimensions

• Length: 188 cm
• Tip: 129 mm
• Waist: 102 mm
• Tail: 120 mm
• Turn Radius: 27 m

Best Suited For

• Intermediate Level, Expert Level, Backcountry
• All-Mtn., Free Ride, Powder, Backcountry

Comments

General Comments/Likes

Any ski called The Bar Hopper I had to try and I wasn’t disappointed by Hart Skis sidecountry powder ski. Lightweight due to its bamboo/poplar core, this is a fine ski to put in your pack for a day of pass skiing at Berthoud. 102 mm underfoot gives you plenty of flotation in the pow and its trad sidecut means you can carve when you’re inbounds on the groomed. I found the Hart Bar Hopper to be pretty peppy and it had no problem handling the transition from packed powder to crud when we tested them at Snowbasin, Utah. and as lightweight as it was I was impressed with the Bar Hopper’s performance at speed. The graphics were really eye-catching.

Dislikes

The Hart Bar Hopper is a transitional ski and is great for someone who spends time between resort skiing and sidecountry skiing. If I was going to spend all my time skiing big pow in the true backcountry than I would choose a ski with more surface underfoot.

Paul
02/12/2010 09:02PM

Any ski called The Bar Hopper I have to try and I wasn’t disappointed by Hart Skis sidecountry powder ski. Lightweight due to its bamboo/poplar core, this is a fine ski to put in your pack for a day of pass skiing at Berthoud. 102 mm underfoot gives you plenty of flotation in the pow and its trad sidecut means you can carve when you’re inbounds on the groomed. I found the Hart Bar Hopper to be pretty peppy and it had no problem handling the transition from packed powder to crud when we tested them at Snowbasin, Utah. and as lightweight as it was I was impressed with the Bar Hopper’s performance at speed. The graphics were really eye-catching.

The Hart Bar Hopper is a transitional ski and is great for someone who spends time between resort skiing and sidecountry skiing. If I was going to spend all my time skiing big pow in the true backcountry than I would choose a ski with more surface underfoot.

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