Not much has changed since last season. There are no totally new models in this over-served category, and only four, the Salomon QST 118, Fischer Ranger 115, K2 Pinnacle 118 and Bent Chetler 120, tweaked their construction but without changing their shape. Not much...
We’ve been fans of the Nomad series since its debut several series ago. The Crimson Ti and Blackeye Ti have made frequent appearances on our Recommended roster, and this year Atomic upped the ante by adding their effective Carbon Tank Mesh to both skis. So how come...
As we open the 2016 season, Blizzard is firing on all cylinders. They have a star product in every category, the ideal situation every brand hopes to forge for itself. The company is making some of the finest skis in the world, period. Ruminating upon Blizzard’s...
Ski makers at Atomic can’t help being obsessed with speed. They’re Austrian down to their toes, thereby imbued with a patriotic obligation to assist Austrian natives in winning World Cup titles. They’ve been very good at meeting expectations, delivering a horde of...
We’ve been saying since their inception that Dynastar’s flagship Cham models behave better without metal laminates than with, and given the construction found in the Cham 2.0 series, Dynastar seems to agree. Cham 2.0 addresses another critique we had about the first...
