Atomic removed the metal elements from the Vantage 95 C in order to tuck it into a more aggressive price point, depending on the new Carbon Tank Mesh to provide sufficient support for high performance all-terrain skiing. As it turns out, the Carbon Tank Mesh...
The Mythic 97 is a touring ski, a category Realskiers.com doesn’t ordinarily cover for several excellent reasons, not least of which is that we don’t rate skis for how they behave while trudging uphill. If all we cared about was climbing, the Mythic 97 would belong on...
Don’t let the “Ti” in the Ranger 98 Ti hypnotize you into thinking this will be another Austrian World Cup ski blown up to dirigible dimensions. It’s almost the opposite scenario: a decidedly buttery knife that uses but a slip of metal underfoot and is responsive to...
With all the weight-saving technologies on board, the Ranger W 98 makes for a relatively agile off-trail ride, well suited for the woman who is getting her first skis this fat. Skiers of less developed powder skills need to be able to swivel their skis sideways; its...
Twin-tips can take some getting used to, particularly if they’re symmetrical as several Factions are. But the Prodigy isn’t a typical twin, although it retains some of the surfy sensations often associated with skis with turned-up tails. Noticeably lightweight, the...
