Kästle isn’t what it used to be, and that’s a good thing. Not to dis the current Kästle’s ancestry, but Kästles of yore could be clumped in two camps: race skis it took a god like Zurbriggen to bend, and kooky creations that should have been euthanized in development,...
Fischer didn’t fiddle much with its 2018 collection, for the most part sitting on a pat hand. It made the Ranger 115 FR 100g lighter and a little more buttery than its predecessor so it makes a better match with Fischer Ranger Free 130 BC boot. (BTW, it’s awesome.)...
Every brand, large and small, foreign or domestic, has to make a choice about how they want to build a ski. Once they settle on a construction and the equipment to execute it is on premises, they tend to stay with it for the long haul. Head’s wheelhouse construction...
As predicted in this space last year, the arrival of Kore augured the demise of traditionally made, wide-body carvers like the Monster 98 and Monster 108. Head has pared down the Monster series accordingly, reducing it the Monster 88, Monster 83 and 83X, the 83 minus...
Every mainstream ski brand can trace its roots to a founder, a visionary who nursed a fledgling idea to life. If we’re aware of a brand’s history (a big if), we’ll associate the brand’s formative years with the sepia-toned photos of its first factory. But new brands...
There aren’t many skiers who should be allowed to procure an MX99. On the feet of an intermediate, it would be like arming a baby with a loaded bazooka. Outraged citizens might well require certification before equipping the average citizen with so much power. Do I...
