Like everyone else, we have no idea why Michaela Shiffrin is so preternaturally talented and unflinchingly poised, but we’re pretty sure of one thing: her equipment isn’t holding her back.

As with the Head iSL RD, to ski the Redster Doubledeck 3.0 SL is to fall in love, hard. One tester felt a 10-point scale couldn’t do the Redster justice, awarding it 11’s for rebound and short-radius turns, two traits that epitomize what makes race slalom skis such a kick to cut loose on.

As one would expect, this tiny-radius racer would rather scrub toilets than a turn and don’t expect it’s agreeable disposition to stay sunny if you drag it far off the well-groomed path.  To describe all the technology in and on this ski would tax the patience of Job even he was a techie, but one feature bears special mention.

“Ramp Tech” ramps up forward lean under the heel when you ramp up the speed and start cranking turns.  The ski can generate up to 10 degrees of tilt, propelling the skier’s mass forward and retaining a centered stance as the racer ricochets downhill.  The skier has more control with less exertion, which is helpful when you’re battling ruts that would break the axle on a Humvee.