BMX105

[The test results for the BMX105 are from 2016 & 2017; its only changes for 2017 are cosmetic.] A typically dense snowfall last spring afforded the perfect opportunity to test the mettle of the BMX105. The time was mid-morning, the venue Squaw Valley, the run...

BMX105 HP

A ski gets its courage from its core and its affability from its baseline.

The Kästle BMX105 HP never cowers in the face of crud, for it knows that behind its loose baseline lurk the innards of a race ski, with a Silver Fir core encased in two sheets of Titanal. Its construction is intent on domination; its base profile is devoted to reconciliation.

Raw Instinct Ti Pro

In its introductory season last year, our panel thought well enough of the Raw Instinct Ti Pro to recommend it; this season, despite nearly identical scores, its star dimmed just enough for it to slip off our list of favorites. Pushing the Raw out of the limelight was...

Ranger 108 Ti

[The test results and review for the Ranger 108 Ti are from 2016; the ski’s only changes for 2017 are cosmetic.] The wider the ski, the greater the benefits a bantamweight construction bestows. So it shouldn’t shock anyone that among the Rangers, the 108 reaps the...

Ranger W 98

[The test results and review for the Ranger W 98 are from 2017 and 2016; the ski’s only changes for 2017 are cosmetic.] With all the weight-saving technologies on board, the Ranger W 98 makes for a relatively agile off-trail ride, well suited for the woman who is...