by Jackson Hogen | Sep 8, 2017
Faction cleaned up its line for 2018, reducing its unisex offering to four series, each comprised of four models: the new Prime collection of balsa/flax-core backcountry models, a category we don’t attempt to cover; the returning Candide Thovex Signature series,...
by Jackson Hogen | Sep 8, 2017
The central theme to 2018 is capitalization on The Curv name and the masterful carving capacity for which it stands. The new The Curv GT successfully extends the power and accuracy of The Curv DTX to a Frontside footprint (129/80/112). It instantly earned a spot among...
by Jackson Hogen | Sep 8, 2017
Whenever a brand offers two very different skis in the same category, it reveals how that brand perceives the needs and desires of two skiers who share the same mountain but have little in common when it comes to technique. Head’s 2018 entries in the Big Mountain...
by Jackson Hogen | Sep 8, 2017
The Konic construction introduced in 2015 drank a little too much of the LIB Kool Aid. Like a crash dieter, the K2 line lost too much weight too fast. This year K2 error corrects, changing the Konic formula to add more mass and improve snow connection. The Konic...
by Jackson Hogen | Sep 8, 2017
As an ex-marketer myself, I have to admire how Line puts a memorable spin – and hence an aroma of ownership – on a design feature as common as egg rolls at a Chinese-American restaurant. When one reads, “Magic Finger Carbon Filaments,” the mingling in the mind...
by Jackson Hogen | Sep 8, 2017
Not a lot has changed since last year at Kästle, but once again we received so many test cards on its skis, one could be excused for thinking every one must be new. That’s because once you ski a Kästle, you’ll want to ski it again. Since the shop personnel we depend...
