Sir Francis Bacon

[The test results and review for the Sir Francis Bacon are from 2016; its only changes for 2017 are cosmetic.] Line changed the popular Bacon last year, and our jury couldn’t have been more divided on the subject. “Too squirrelly,” one tester cautions, while another...

Sick Day 102

[The test results and review for the Sick Day 102 are from 2016; its only changes for 2017 are cosmetic.] The Sick Day 102 takes the idea of a day off and expands it into a lifestyle; this ski isn’t going to show up if you’re going to make skiing feel like work. With...

Sick Day 110

[The test results and review for the Sick Day 110 are from 2016; its only changes for 2017 are cosmetic.] Because of their considerable girth, Big Mountain skis can feel ponderous on the foot. You feel less like you’re riding a porpoise and more like you’re driving a...

Soulmate 92

If all you do is putter down the hill, sashaying side to side, the Soulmate 92 comes across as mellow as elevator music. But give it a little stab of energy and you get an R&B response from the 5mm of elevated camber underfoot. Intermediates will find that as...

Soulmate 86

[The test results and review for the Soulmate 86 are from 2016 and 2017; its only changes for 2017 are cosmetic.] Softer than margarine sold by the bucket, the Soulmate 86 is meant to nurse a timorous skier into a state of sufficient confidence that she can putter...