Although Atomic’s Automatic 102 and Century 102 are male and female twins cut from the same cloth, apparent parity isn’t what it seems. That’s because the Century 102’s “Lite Woodcore” is a better fit for the lighter gender than it is for meatier men. “Playful and...
The Automatic 109 is like early Jerry Lee Lewis in that there’s a whole lot of rockin’ going on. While it’s cambered for roughly 65% of its baseline, the other 35% serves primarily as surface area to elevate the ski in soft snow. In concert with the 109mm waistline,...
Big Mountain skis usually cost big coin, but the Automatic 102 continues the Atomic tradition established by the Access, delivering above-average performance for a bargain-hunter’s price. The Automatic 102 wouldn’t be a deal if it didn’t ski well, and it acquits...
The wider the ski, the greater the benefits a bantamweight construction bestows. So it shouldn’t shock anyone that among the Rangers, the 108 reaps the greatest rewards from its Air Tec Ti construction that peels 25% of the core away. Skis of this girth can ski like...
Völkl veterans will remember the Kiku, probably the most ripping powder ski ever made for women. The 108 W shares the waist width of the dearly departed Kiku, but its 3D. Ridge design is substantially lighter and less of a chore to toss around in heavy snow. The...
