The Omeglass Pro provides further proof that the modern race slalom is a more versatile and tractable talent than its one-dimensional cousin (in this case, the Course Pro) from the giant slalom branch of the family. It still oozes race-ready aptitude, but the Omeglass...
Dynastar has been making steroidal GS skis going back to the era of the Acryglass, as if anything other than undiluted power would disappoint their faithful. The Course Pro is squarely in this tradition, a competition GS ski in every way but its non-FIS sidecut...
The Spur is an interesting lesson in the differences between rockered and twin-tipped skis. As soon as a manufacturer turns up the tail, they tend to turn up the butter-factor, so the ski interprets tipping as an urge for a low-angle skid instead of an instruction to...
The new Bodacious is totally different from last year’s, and yet it isn’t. The new tip and tail taper, the carbon weave reinforcements, the elimination of metal laminates, all contribute to a ski that’s lighter and easier to coax on edge. But the new Bodacious has to...
The widest, and best, of Blizzard’s twin-tipped Freeride collection, the Gunsmoke is the powder board for the grown-up who grew up as a grom on twin tips and who can’t break the habit. Even if you weren’t raised on center-mounted skis with a mullet, you might still...
