The way Bill Kline rhapsodized over the Nordica SLR you’d think he’d discovered the Fountain of Youth.  The 63-year old coach for the Wasatch Freestyle program couldn’t believe how easily fall line turns spooled off the edge.  Kline’s experience suggests that the SLR is well adapted for experts who use less hip angulation and therefore want a ski that will respond at a lower edge angle.

Although it was built for race speeds, the SLR earned its highest rating relative to the field for its willingness to ride a continuous edge at slow speed.  This ironic result shouldn’t cloud the conclusion that the SLR is comfortable at speed, where it excels at “friendly, quick turns,” according to Luke Larsen, adding, “Easy to break loose if needed.”