It’s indubitably redundant to refer to any Kästle as a luxury model, but in a fleet of sweet rides, the CPM 82 stands out for its cultivation and manners. One wowed tester pegged it: “Gents ski with power.” Another awe-struck assessment praised its “clean carve and...
The realskiers testers who fill out the bulk of our Kästle test cards each season have been skiing and selling the brand for years, and while familiarity has hardly bred contempt, it has engendered a slightly distorted, insider’s view of the brand. Testers always have...
Stability at speed and a balance between power and forgiveness are quintessential properties in a race ski. They also happen to be the defining traits of the Kästle RX12, a hybrid that eschews specialization for a more ecumenical behavioral profile. Which is a fancy...
A typically dense spring snowfall two years ago afforded the perfect opportunity to test the mettle of the BMX105. The time was mid-morning, the venue Squaw Valley, the run Headwall, where wind-hammered steeps bleed into bumps and more bumps. By then the snow was...
The FX95 provides an instructive case study on the virtues of Titanal laminates in an All-Mountain ski. The FX95 has none; its beefier bro, the FX95 HP, does, and therein lies the lesson. The presence of metal imbues a ski with extra stability in general and three...
