For the second year running, the Belle to Belle has changed an important aspect of its make-up without altering the who, what and where of what it’s all about. This year the change is in the core, which morphed from the Wi-Core to the Balsa Core CA. The balsa...
The reason brands create families of skis is so that they can present a product at each of several key price points. In the NRGy series, the NRGy 80 isn’t just the narrowest model, it also occupies the lowest rung on the price ladder, which means a certain amount of...
Nordica should be able to build a carving ski to the Fire Arrow 80 Ti EVO’s dimensions in their sleep, so whatever foibles caused it to fall from our Recommended ranks should be corrected by the time you read this sentence. If you were to examine past realskiers’...
“Go fast or else.” That was the terse advice scrawled, ransom-note style, on the bottom of a Fire Arrow 84 EDT EVO test card. Indeed, it’s impossible to overlook this ski’s insistence on speed. The same technology that allows the 84 EDT to hold an incorruptible edge...
The Cinnamon Girl has changed her dress size since last season – the better to share mold costs with the men’s Fire Arrow 76 CA EVO – but she didn’t suffer a change of heart. The Cinnamon 76 still likes to get after it, finding a high edge almost by itself and using...
