The new Redster Doubledeck 3.0 XT begs for speed, which it handles with the same enthusiasm and aplomb Bond displays when seducing the femme fatale from SPECTRE.
The invitation to floor it comes as soon as the Redster XT senses motion; “Trust me,” the ski seems to be saying, “and you’re gonna love what happens next.”
If you follow the Redster XT’s lead, you’ll let your feet spread further apart, tuck up your uphill leg and let the g’s feed the bottom of the turn. Whether you spell stunned “OMG!” or “WOW!” the way this stick stays stuck to hard terrain leaves every tester who tries it agog.
“It reminded me of my first time on Space Mountain,” scrawled an enraptured Alvie from Bobo’s, an erstwhile racer who still skis like one. The sensation of being on a roller coaster that is laying track just ahead of you is a particularly apt comparison since you’re going fast enough to be scared yet know the machine you’re on won’t ever fail.
“It never strays off course!” Alvie confirmed, but with this proviso: “Not for your non-technical skier.”