2019 Rossignol Boot Brand Profile

One twist in Alpine product development that I did not see coming – notice how I subtly suggest an otherwise spotless record – is the direct impact backcountry boots might have on Alpine boot design. Over the last 20 years, the paradigm of high-performance...

Rossignol 2019 Brand Profile

For most of the 1970’s, 80’s and into the 90’s, Rossignol was king of the roost, the most recognized trademark in a market crammed with brands that did not survive this epoch. It built a race department that was the envy of all, with stars like Alberto Tomba and what...

2019 Rossignol

While the Soul 7 once out-sold every other model, not just in its own series, but in the entire market, the steady heartbeat of Rossi’s collection has been the Experience 88, in a series of iterations that spans a generation of skiers. The latest E88 is in several...

Experience 84 AI W

The new Rossignol 84 Ti W is based on the men’s Experience 84 AI, so it has Rossi’s latest tech, Line Control Technology and Air Tip VAS, along with a bonus shock damping element in the forebody. Like all the new lightweight Experience models, its shape and baseline...

Famous 10

While it’s always sketchy to over-analyze data drawn from a small sample, perfect scores are hard to ignore. The 2019 Famous 10 earned 10’s across the board for Short-Radius Turning and nearly did the same for being Early to the Edge. If you’re a slalom-turn devotee who doesn’t want to sling around the heft of a race ski, the Famous 10 is a potential life partner.