The Fischer RC4 Worldcup SC is the slalom counterpart to the Worldcup RC (reviewed above), built to identical specs except for sidecut and length.  As befits a slalom specialist, its turn radius of 13m in a 165cm mimics the mandated shape of a World Cup SL, and it’s available in sizes small enough to make a complete turn inside a cubicle.

To all intents and purposes a GS construction in a SL shape, the RC4 Worldcup SC has a speed ski’s affinity for running hot, but unlike any GS ski extant, the SC doesn’t mind backing off the RPM’s and slinking together a sequence of round, well-finished turns at what any racer would consider a sedate pace.

But racers aren’t the only experts on the hill.  Instructors in particular can use a tool to demonstrate how to carve a turn at speeds that won’t result in them pulling away from every student in the class.  The SC finished third in this elite genre for its tractability at low speed while also earning above average marks for its accuracy at high speed.