If you want to build a brilliant Frontside carver, it makes sense to start with a fairly tight turning radius, for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, nothing hooks up as instantly as a ski with a big drop in width from forward contact point to waist. Second,...
Occam’s Razor’s voluptuous sidecut (note the 56mm drop in tip to waist dimensions) was created for the express purpose of executing high edge-angle arcs. Its baseline more closely resembles that of a race slalom than a slightly sloppy Frontside ride, meaning it...
The Skilogik Ice Pick is an anomaly in this line-up for several reasons. It’s a race-ready, world-class slalom ski that’s also an elegant piece of art. It doesn’t use any metal laminates, yet if anything the prototype is too stiff. Yes, we said prototype, for the...
What do you do for an encore after elevating a tiny, exotic brand like touring ski maker Scotty Bob to cult status in the most niche-like niche in skiing? If you’re Dave Mazzerella, you cash out, pack up the Breckenridge kit and move lock-stock-and-barrel-stave...
