Although Völkl plumped up the waist of the RTM 86 UVO to push it into for our All-Mountain East category, this is in all other respects a Frontside carver.  “Doctor” Bob Gleason pegged it as a “go-to ski for groomers, quiet and predictable.  Smooth at speed and reliable as a Ford truck.”

The RTM 86 UVO ought to be as smooth as XO cognac for it is loaded with the swankiest technology in the RTM family, including Titanal laminates, the UVO dampening device, the latest 3D.RIDGE design and a new Marker binding system engineered for the wider ski.  If this amalgamation sounds as easy to bend as a balance beam, fear not; while the RTM 86 likes to linger in a long arc, it isn’t hard to handle.  It’s a groomed-snow ski with a penchant for continuous carving, what was once referred to as a cruiser.