Sticklers for statistical details will scratch their heads over our scores for the Fischer Motive 95 TI.  What’s a ski with a higher aggregate score for Finesse properties doing on our list of Power Picks?

We confess to exercising editorial override and positioning this ski among our Power elite because the Motive 95 TI is in all respects a strong, technical ski.  It just happens to be mindlessly easy to ski as long as one brings some skills to the party.

The Motive 95 TI’s Power properties derive from its classic wood and metal sandwich construction, with two sheets of Titanal and square, ABS sidewalls.  Its surprising Finesse attributes can be traced to its Air Tec Ti core that borrows technology from Fischer’s market-leading XC department that mills out offset core sections to reduce weight without losing torsional strength.

Put it all together and you have a ski so responsive it feels energetic even in wet spring snow.  Its peppy reflexes help the Motive 95 TI to earn high marks for short-radius turns in a category where they’re generally in short supply.

Whether you consider the Motive 95 TI a powerful ski with a light touch or a gentle ski with a spunky, can-do spirit, both camps can agree it’s a well-rounded ride.