Skilogik’s Powderball isn’t a stab at an all-mountain ski on a big platform; it’s an unadulterated powder slat, period. Fully rockered at tip and tail, the Powderball presents a lot of surface area to the snow yet steers, or smears, as if it were much smaller.

The Powderball is all about making its favorite condition easier for skiers of any skill level, although its particularly kind to the skier who likes to link short, controlled turns together. Its pintail shape releases the turn readily, setting the skier up for the next smooth tilt and lilt into another tight-radius turn.

If all you want to do is see who gets to the bottom first, there are plenty of other options in the Big Mountain genre to chose from. If you prefer to linger longer in the arc and savor the sensation of powder sliding slowly over and around you, the Powderball is your kind of ride.