The Flair 81 introduced only last season took advantage of Völkl’s 3D.Ridge design to trim any and all excess weight. This year, it incorporates the German brand’s latest innovation, 3D.Glass, into Flair 81 chassis, significantly elevating its hard-snow performance....
If some ski model census taker added up all the iterations of the Völkl Mantra sold since its inception, the sum should show the Mantra to be the most popular All-Mountain West ski of the last decade. Over the unusually long arc of its existence, the Mantra has...
The new Völkl Kanjo is an off-trail ski in a Frontside body, geared down to suit an intermediate skier who isn’t ready to graduate to the Kendo or Mantra. Lighter skiers who want to explore the backside of the mountain without committing to it would be well matched...
Most skiers don’t make a lot of short radius turns on groomed runs because, A) the terrain doesn’t require short turns to maintain speed control, and B) short turns are easily mistaken for work. The Code Speedwall S UVO solves the second problem by being simplicity...
The Code Speedwall L UVO is what was called a Cruiser in the misty past, made for the man who prefers long turns because short ones entail too much unnecessary thrashing about. It’s not that the Code L can’t make short turns, for it’s more adept at cutting a tight...
