Although Atomic’s Automatic 102 and Century 102 are male and female twins cut from the same cloth, apparent parity isn’t what it seems. That’s because the Century 102’s “Lite Woodcore” is a better fit for the lighter gender than it is for meatier men. “Playful and easy to maneuver for a small person,” wrote a petite test pilot from Telluride.  “Being the smallest kid in the pack, it skates real well so I can keep up.  Awesome one-quiver ski – big fun!” she enthusiastically concludes.

Equally adept at both short and long turns, the Century 102 will carve as accurately as any ski in the women’s Powder pile and plays around in the soft stuff with aplomb.  The Century 102 is as well-rounded and even-tempered a performance ski as the genre as to offer.