Transcend 104
Kästle Transcend 104
Kästle built the Transcend line to do something the brand hasn't always been known for: loosen up. For years, skiing a Kästle meant skiing something serious — locked-in, metal-laden, and demanding real effort to unlock its performance. The Transcend 104 keeps the horsepower but drops the attitude, giving you a freeride ski that's just as happy getting playful in the trees as it is opening up on a big-mountain face.
That duality comes from a Twin Core paired with Kästle's Powerzone Titanal — enough structure to stay composed and damp at speed, without the stiff, all-or-nothing feel that's defined some of Kästle's more serious directional skis. Twin rocker front and back means this thing isn't picky about direction; spin it, ski it backward, land switch, whatever the terrain calls for, and it doesn't punish you for it.
Where the Transcend really sets itself apart is the shape. It's looser and more drifty underfoot than past Kästle freeride skis, trading some of that locked-rail feel for a ski that's easier to break sideways, smear through variable snow, and generally throw around. It's not a ski that needs you skiing at 100% commitment to feel good — but push it, and the Titanal reinforcement is there waiting when you want to open the throttle.
At 104mm underfoot, it's the versatile middle child of Kästle's new Transcend trio — enough width to feel at home in fresh snow and soft chop, without becoming a one-trick powder ski. If you've wanted Kästle's heritage stability without Kästle's usual seriousness, this is the ski built for exactly that.
Specs:
Turning radius: 15.2 m
Weight: 1,680 g per ski
Sidecut (tip | waist | tail): 133.5–137.5 | 102.5–104 | 122.5–126.5 mm
Construction: Twin Core, Powerzone Titanal
Profile: Twin rocker (tip and tail)
Binding base: Included in binding
