by Jackson Hogen | Aug 31, 2018
Little by little, the women’s Technical category continues to add models to its lineup, offering a nearly full field of options to women who want elite hard snow performance. But expanding the market selection hasn’t substantially altered buyers’ interest, or lack...
by Jackson Hogen | Aug 31, 2018
The frontside of the mountain may not be the most topographically diverse part of the hill, but the skiers who populate are the most polyglot we’ve got. Timid intermediates, cruising seniors, the terrain park contingent, ski school classes, pods of families and lone...
by Jackson Hogen | Aug 31, 2018
The place to look for a Frontside Finesse ski isn’t at the top of the model family, which is almost always occupied by a Power ski, but in the second or third product slot/price point. That’s where last season we stumbled on the Navigator 80, a terrific ski that bows...
by Jackson Hogen | Aug 31, 2018
More women’s skis are sold in the Frontside category than any other, for several salient reasons: The first ski a woman owns is usually a Frontside ski, for better performance on groomed terrain. Anything wider is almost always a second ski, Women tend to be smaller...
by Jackson Hogen | Aug 31, 2018
The women’s Frontside collection is practically the polar opposite of the men’s. While almost every men’s Recommended Frontside model is a Power ski, the women’s Recommended models are wall-to-wall Finesse skis. The data tells us four of the six Recommended women’s...
by Jackson Hogen | Aug 31, 2018
A case could be made that the whole idea of acquiring a modern ski is to make the business of getting from point A to point B as easy and effortless as possible. The skis our test panel has identified have taken this mission to heart. These aren’t limp noodles that...
