If you’ve ever skied the unisex MX83, the LX2 feels like you got to the party just as it was breaking up. If you’ve never skied a Kästle before in your life, the LX 82 will make skiing feel so simple you’ll wonder why some poor punters appear to struggle.

The LX 82 puts great skiing at the toe-tips of previously underperforming participants. Rather than kowtow to convention, the LX 82 not only doesn’t rocker the tip, it touts a “Fast Grip Shovel” that is on edge before you realize it. Despite an end-to-end camber line, the LX82 doesn’t ask a lot of muscle from its mistress to compress it, helping the ski earn a podium finish for the best balance of Finesse (ease of use) and Power (technical properties).

If the LX82 were any easier to steer it wouldn’t require a pilot at all. (Please don’t tell Google.)  The referenced MSRP includes a Tyrolia binding with a DIN scale that tops out at 11, which should be more than sufficient, but another 20 bucks will ensure a top setting you’ll positively never need.