2025 Nordica Santa Ana 92
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Ski Stats

Sidecut 122/92/110
Radius 16m @ 161cm
Lengths 150,155,161,167,173,179
Weight 1700g @ 161cm
MSRP $699.99
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Nordica’s Santa Ana 92 has a baked-in bias for off-trail skiing, but it can spend all day on groomers and never skip a beat. That’s because its Titanal topsheet scallops only enough metal from its forebody to shed a little weight and soften torsional rigidity, so the ski will conform to irregular terrain instead of trying to crush it. The sculpted top metal laminate uses different dimensions according to the presumed snow condition a given Santa Ana is likely to encounter. Since the Santa Ana 92 is certain to include a large portion of groomers in its daily diet, its TSM topsheet runs nearly to the edge in the binding area. The sharply rockered shovel plays no role in edge engagement, but once the edge finds the snow, it locks on like a terrier with a tennis ball. When the snow is soft, the double-rockered baseline makes it uber easy to slip and slide to the submerged edge, cornering like a roadster through the rubble. While Terrain Specific Metal plays a leading part in the Santa Ana 92’s proficiency in a broad range of slope conditions, it’s not the only technology in play. New to the Santa Ana collection this year is a multi-laminate Pulse core, which adds wood and a rubbery elastomer to the TSM sandwich, so it’s easier for a lighter skier to decamber the ski and generate power out of the turn.

Nordica’s Santa Ana 92 has a baked-in bias for off-trail skiing, but it can spend all day on groomers and never skip a beat. That’s because its Titanal topsheet scallops only enough metal from its forebody to shed a little weight and soften torsional rigidity, so the ski will conform to irregular terrain instead of trying to crush it.

The sculpted top metal laminate uses different dimensions according to the presumed snow condition a given Santa Ana is likely to encounter.  Since the Santa Ana 92 is certain to include a large portion of groomers in its daily diet, its TSM topsheet runs nearly to the edge in the binding area. The sharply rockered shovel plays no role in edge engagement, but once the edge finds the snow, it locks on like a terrier with a tennis ball. When the snow is soft, the double-rockered baseline makes it uber easy to slip and slide to the submerged edge, cornering like a roadster through the rubble.

While Terrain Specific Metal plays a leading part in the Santa Ana 92’s proficiency in a broad range of slope conditions, it’s not the only technology in play. New to the Santa Ana collection this year is a multi-laminate Pulse core, which adds wood and a rubbery elastomer to the TSM sandwich, so it’s easier for a lighter skier to decamber the ski and generate power out of the turn.

A clear indication that every aspect of the Santa Ana 92’s design has been carefully considered is the slight adjustment to every dimensional specification compared to last year’s Santa Ana 93. Every Santa Ana in 2025 is 2mm narrower than its Enforcer counterpart, and the sizing and weight per ski have been recalibrated. But while many specs have been tweaked, the Santa Ana 92 still aims for – and achieves – the same level of all-terrain excellence exhibited by its progenitor.

As we observed last year about the Santa Ana 93, its replacement is probably more ski than most intermediates need, but the ambitious skier who wants to expand her horizons would do well to consider it.  For its wide performance range and confidence-inspiring control, we award the Santa Ana 92 a Silver Skier Selection.

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