A lot of skis that favor long-radius turns do so because they couldn’t be bent into a tight arc under any amount of force. The Völkl Code Speedwall L UVO lets you make a short turn if that’s what you want, even though it’s natural bent is to linger in turns that are...
As is often the case with ski equipment that includes the word “Pro” in its name, the X-Pro SW likely will not become a favorite of actual professionals. Nevertheless, the Pro should appeal to nascent technical students, and their teachers, in environments where...
In a Technical ski genre loaded with lumberjack-strong shredders, the X-Max is a nimble waterbug that whips around corners like it was trying to catch its own tail. Followers of the Salomon brand may recall the X-Wing series, also lightweight, short-radius...
With a name like X-Race, you’d think this ski wouldn’t want to wander too far away from the race course, but it’s unwise to assume that just because a ski has a tight turn radius and a metal-laden, race room construction, it can’t cope with the minor stress of...
As we noted in our review of the Unique 10 last year, Rossignol has a long history of making skis perfectly tuned to the elite female skier. The Unique 10 isn’t a frilly paint job on a man’s carving ski. It was built from scratch to make cuts in the snow as sharp as...
