Our Editor’s pick as Big Mountain Ski of the Year in 2014, the Völkl V-Werks Katana is still the avatar of excellence. Völkl must have been impressed with the V-Werks Katana as well, for they extended its 3D.RIDGE design to a new slew of All-Mountain and Big Mountain...
The Völkl Aura underwent an end-to-end overhaul last year that altered everything but the model name. Völkl tapered the tip, moving the contact point further back, and double rockered the baseline, virtually flipping the cambered arch underfoot upside down. The...
The reason we’re not recommending the new 90EIGHT isn’t because it didn’t pass muster; instead, it skipped class. By the time we saw the first sample of a 90EIGHT, the ski test circus had left town. About all we can say from our limited exposure is it seemed more...
Last season the Mantra underwent a radical transformation, switching from a fairly traditional, cambered baseline to a double-rockered profile that obliterated any hint of camber. Overnight, the Mantra went from a ski that etched turns with the accuracy of a wide...
The Kenja is one of the last iconic Völkls to go through the modernization process that inevitably added rocker to what was once a traditional, fully cambered baseline. Being the youngest child can have its benefits, for Völkl learned from its elder siblings that...
