Any ski salesperson worth his or her salt is going to ask a few standard questions in order to properly match the prospective ski buyer to a new ski. The litany of inquiries will go something like this: “How would you describe yourself as a skier?’ “What skis do you...
Our on-snow evaluations capture several “soft” behaviors that favor skiers who want to make their lives on snow easier. In the All-Mountain East genre, this means a ski that bows under minimal pressure so lower-energy skiers don’t have to labor to bend it. To achieve...
For the advanced woman, the All-Mountain East category is most likely the best place for her to hunt for the one-ski quiver. In our view, the 88mm-90mm waisted ski possesses the optimal surface area and shape to deliver adequate flotation in broken snow without...
This is an odd collection of skis with little in common except one, all-important possession: power steering. They turn so easily you’d swear they’re reading your intentions before you signal them. To dig a little deeper into the oddities, our top two picks are...
Our Power picks epitomize the bring-it-on, all-conditions attitude of the very best all-mountain skis. They balk at nothing. If you can set them at a high edge angle, they respond with all the bite of the best Frontside skis. They have no problem with powder and they...
