Sick Day 102

The Sick Day 102 takes the idea of a day off and expands it into a lifestyle; this ski isn’t going to show up if you’re going to make skiing feel like work.  With a lot more tip rocker and slightly less camber than the Sick Day 95, the 102 would rather surf than...

Sir Francis Bacon

Line changed the popular Bacon this year, and our jury couldn’t be more divided on the subject.  “Too squirrelly,” one tester cautions, while another proclaims the new Bacon “a full-fledged, go-anywhere, do-anything ski.”  “Not for adults,” sniffed another Negative...

BMX105

If Disney Studios made animated ski movies, all the skis would have feelings and those of the BMX105 would be hurt. It was the only 2016 Kästle model to which our cross-country crew didn’t award a realskiers Recommended medallion, an emotional injury it might yet...

BMX105 HP

Kästle totally re-vamped both their FX and BMX series for this season, tying the two lines together like never before.  Both series are now manufactured at the same facility, use the same construction and between them cover every ski width from 85mm to 115mm. The HP...

Luv Boat 108

The brilliantly named Luv Boat brings K2’s new Channel Light Core into a ski with Big Mountain dimensions, where its ultralight weight is a more pronounced plus. But just because this Luv Boat has bypassed the buffet line doesn’t mean it’s now some cigarette boat....