The Motive 80 hasn’t changed since 2014, and likewise Fischer hasn’t lost their facility at making sublime Frontside cruisers.

Like its twin sister ski, the laureled KOA 80, the Motive 80 uses just enough rocker in the tip to ride over irregular terrain features without hindering the ski’s aptitude for holding an edge.  The Motive can’t compete with Fischer’s race skis for accuracy at speed, but it’s still energetic and grippy at the more moderate speed range at which both the ski and its intended user is comfortable.

With today’s emphasis on all-terrain aptitude, the Motive 86 attracts more attention, but for skiers who spend more than half their ski day on groomed slopes, the 80 is probably a better tool.  The ski comes with its own Tyrolia-bred Powerrail binding.