There are precious few skis in this category that show any inclination to hook into a turn; in fact, the brochure copy on many Powder models points out that the tip and tail are “hook free.” No wonder they’re a little scary to ski on groomers. The K2 Pinnacle 118,...
Just because Powder skis lie at the opposite end of the width spectrum from Technical skis, don’t think for a moment Head won’t bring all their technical talents to bear when concocting an obese board. Do they use all the highfalutin tech in their World Cup race...
Dynastar takes justifiable pride in producing one of the highest testosterone production powder skis on the planet, but even they had to admit the Cham 127 took aggro over the edge. They’ve dialed things back a bit with the Cham 2.0 117, but don’t think for une...
The Spur is an interesting lesson in the differences between rockered and twin-tipped skis. As soon as a manufacturer turns up the tail, they tend to turn up the butter-factor, so the ski interprets tipping as an urge for a low-angle skid instead of an instruction to...
The new Bodacious is totally different from last year’s, and yet it isn’t. The new tip and tail taper, the carbon weave reinforcements, the elimination of metal laminates, all contribute to a ski that’s lighter and easier to coax on edge. But the new Bodacious has to...
