A good ski tester, like any conscientious critic, ought to retain an emotional detachment while on duty, but we’re only human.  Try as we might to submerge our feelings, on occasion we fall hopelessly, exuberantly in love.  One spin around the dance floor with the Völkl Racetiger Speedwall GS UVO and this veteran of a few thousand test runs was ready to commit to a long-term relationship.

The Völkl GS proves that not only is power an aphrodisiac, but absolute power is irresistible.  So what if it’s impatient with short turns and thinks of going slow as a waste to its precious time?  If you were wooing a super model, would you expect her to do the dishes?  Just let the Racetiger be itself and its UVO shock-damping device will reward you with spectacular security at speed.

Once you’re in love, you tend to overlook minor flaws. Being with this ski gives you so much confidence you want to take it everywhere, but the GS UVO isn’t a nature gal who wants to picnic in the trees.  It likes the freedom of wide-open spaces where it can strut its stuff, surrendering to the sensations that only speed provides.