Vantage 86 C

The new Atomic Vantage 86 C isn’t in a fair fight when asked to compete against the best (and most expensive) skis in the hotly competitive All-Mountain East genre. The Vantage 86 C isn’t trying to be the best ski; it’s trying – and largely...

Vantage 97 Ti

The All-Mountain West category is, or ought to be, the province of advanced to expert skiers with a penchant for the off-piste. If climbing is part of the equation, then weight, or rather, it’s absence, becomes a pivotal issue. But if you’re an in-resort skier, mass...

Vantage 97 C

The new Vantage 97 C occupies the same position in Atomic’s Vantage series as the 2018 Vantage 95 C, transposing the Carbon Tank Mesh that made the latter such a hit to a new construction called Prolite. Prolite, as the name suggests, is all about reducing a ski...

Vantage 107 Ti

As the widest member of the new Vantage series, the 107 Ti stands the most to gain from the super lightweight design of its Prolite chassis.  Constructions like Prolite that place a premium on weight reduction can add surface area without turning into a freighter, so...

Vantage 97 C W

As you’d expect from a ski built to be as minimalist as possible, in the hand the Vantage 97 C W feels light enough to fly away, but it’s so stable on snow one tester even found it “stiff-ish.” It’s certainly a lot more ski than is normally available at a street price of $499. Kelli Gleason of Boot Doctors in Telluride, pegs the 2019 Vantage 97 C W as “more powerful than its predecessor, this ski is a charger and can be sized down to accommodate a more timid skier.” An extraordinary value for the accomplished skier, it’s also the perfect escort for the off-trail debutante who needs a forgiving partner to show her the ropes.