React R8 Ti
There’s no more conclusive evidence of the sorry state of Technical skis in the U.S. market than our experience with Rossi’s new React series (for men) and Nova for women last spring. Not counting my own input, I received exactly one test card from an...Experience 84 AI
Last year Rossignol gave its large family of all-mountain skis a massive makeover, transforming what had been essentially an on-trail collection into a clan with a bias for off-trail conditions. The elongated taper of the Air Tip is a tip-off to its off-piste...Experience 94 Ti
Last year when Rossignol elected to make its core Experience line more homogeneous by sharing a common technology, it entailed making the flagship model, formerly the burly Experience 100 HD, more like the step-down second fiddle, the Experience 88 HD. Of all the new...Experience 84 AI W
When Rossi pushed the reset button on its cornerstone Experience series last season, it flipped from what was essentially a Frontside collection to a more off-trail orientation. The change is most noticeable in the tip, in part because Rossi’s Air Tip design catches the eye and because its pulled-back contact point and amply rockered forebody (30% of the total ski length) loosen up the tip.
Because of the Experience 84 AI W’s soft and compliant forebody, it rolls into the top of a turn as long as the pilot keeps pressure on it. Like its ideal pilot, it prefers its snow soft and its speed held in check. Its tidy, 12m radius sidecut is a short-turn specialist. Skiers whose carving skills are still in utero will find that its relatively short contact area will allow them to swivel their turns with impunity.