2020 Fischer RC4 The Curv GT
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Ski Stats

Sidecut 129/80/112
Radius 16m@ 175cm
Lengths 168,175,182
Weight 2400g @ 175cm
MSRP $1099.99
FIND
Power Score: 8.64

Finesse Score: 8.04

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Fischer doesn’t F-around when it comes to carving skis. The Austrian brand is über focused on winning World Cup races, where its best results in recent years have come in slalom. A SL race ski is essentially a carving ski on steroids, made to the precise specifications mandated by FIS, ski racing’s governing body. If you want to really test your mettle, you can always seek out a Fischer FIS SL, but unless you train over 300 days a year, I wouldn’t advise it. If you belong on a true race ski, most likely it will find you, not the other way around. The idea behind The Curv GT is to use more or less the same race construction but to jigger its shape to make its immaculate carves more etch-able by the “average” expert. All of the 3 Curv models use a Triple Radius sidecut that begins and ends gradually, connected by a tighter turning section underfoot. As long as the skier maintains a fairly upright stance at a shallow edge angle, The Curv GT behaves like a GS; if he drops his hip until it nearly brushes the snow, the short radius section will dictate a tighter trajectory.

Fischer doesn’t F-around when it comes to carving skis. The Austrian brand is über focused on winning World Cup races, where its best results in recent years have come in slalom. A SL race ski is essentially a carving ski on steroids, made to the precise specifications mandated by FIS, ski racing’s governing body. If you want to really test your mettle, you can always seek out a Fischer FIS SL, but unless you train over 300 days a year, I wouldn’t advise it. If you belong on a true race ski, most likely it will find you, not the other way around.

The idea behind The Curv GT is to use more or less the same race construction but to jigger its shape to make its immaculate carves more etch-able by the “average” expert. All of the 3 Curv models use a Triple Radius sidecut that begins and ends gradually, connected by a tighter turning section underfoot. As long as the skier maintains a fairly upright stance at a shallow edge angle, The Curv GT behaves like a GS; if he drops his hip until it nearly brushes the snow, the short radius section will dictate a tighter trajectory.

No matter how you choose to carve with it, you still have the support of two .8mm Titanal laminates to keep you cemented to whatever surface it’s on. If you want to take it into powder, fine, just know that The Curv GT will seek and find whatever lies beneath. I doubt that when a trio of former World Cup stars (Mike Von Grünigen, Kristian Ghedina and Hans Knauss) was commissioned by Fischer to create the Curv collection they put much emphasis on its off-piste performance. At 80mm underfoot, the GT is more amenable to soft snow than its even beefier bro, the 74mm, plate-packing The Curv Booster, but it’s still very much a Frontside ski.

The Curv GT’s fully cambered baseline and shock-damping design are geared for a skilled, technical skier who prefers to motor along at an above-recreational clip. Like the men who created it, he’s most likely run gates at some point in his past. Ex-racers can instantly identify the precision of its edge grip. In addition to its Titanal armoring, it’s also reinforced with Diagotex™, Fischer’s own brand of prepreg carbon, inlaid at a 45-degree angle. With all the ride-smoothing tech in its guts, it would be a shame to operate The Curv GT in low gear.

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Test Score Data

Total Score: 83.60
Early to Edge:
Continuous Carve:

Rebound/Turn Finish:

Stability/Accuracy @ Speed:
Short-radius Turning:
9.27
9.33
9.13
8.93
8.47
Off-piste Performance:
Low-speed Turning:
Forgiveness/Ease:
Drift/Scrub:
Finesse/Power Balance:
6.47
8.00
7.67
7.47
8.87