Völkl didn’t actually invent the notion of quality control, but denizens of our little corner of the universe can be forgiven for thinking so. They have set the standard for base finish for so long, if someone gave a trophy for the best QC they’d have to name it the...
To continue this tale of brand transformation, once the new Gotama with the flat baseline was accepted, Völkl applied the same technique to its Frontside carvers and with the same result: the RTM 84 won instant adherents. Each passing season saw another venerable...
Atomic’s two principal product categories, Frontside and All-Mountain, receive a couple of notable upgrades, one deep inside and one applied on top. The inside alteration to the Vantage and Vantage X series is a switch to a maple/ash core to give the top models in...
Building on its foundation in the Big Mountain genre, Black Crows continues to flesh out its collection, adding an on-piste ski, the Vertis, and the all-terrain Daemon for 2108. We didn’t get enough data to rate the Vertis, a shame since our limited experience...
Blizzard is on a hot streak that shows no signs of cooling off. Capitalizing on the best-selling year ever for a women’s ski, Blizzard applied the Black Pearl magic to the Samba and Cheyenne, now the Black Pearl 98 and 78, respectively. What is now the Black Pearl 88...
The transition to a kinder, gentler Dynastar freeride collection that began with the elimination of metal laminates in the Cham series culminates in the all-new Legend collection for 2018. The Legends of yore were among the burliest powder skis ever, but having the...
