One doesn’t have to be an excellent skier to appreciate any of these skis, but it doesn’t hurt. Frankly, if you can’t tip a ski on edge and hold it, there’s little reason to spend heavily on ski technology. (Spend the money you save on lessons.) But if you do know what edges are meant for, one of these skis has to be in your collection. If you live where the trees are tight, runs are short and the snow is often hard, this is probably your everyday ski. Their only terrain limitation is when the snow is so deep that something much wider is mandated. Otherwise, it’s game on.
