When Rossi decided to overhaul their all-mountain, aka “freeride,” collection of skis 2 years ago, they created a basic construction that is so well adapted for the female skier there’s no need to further feminize it when it’s redecorated as a women’s model.  Thus the Savory 7 is, for all intents and purposes, a Soul 7 wearing a dress instead of pants. All the elements that made the Soul 7 the leader in the Big Mountain department since its debut again prevail in the returning Savory 7.

Rossi reinforces the ridiculously light paulownia core with a matrix of even lighter carbon fibers that gives the Savory 7 the conviction to charge down a beat-up crud field despite its featherweight build. Whitney from Peter Glenn’s Atlanta store took the Savory 7 for several spins in wildly variable conditions in Aspen last April.  She was hooked.

“My absolute favorite!” she raved. “Skied through everything, on top of anything and were FAST!  Love them!!  Didn’t want to demo anything else.”

The honeycomb core at tip and tail help the Savory 7 to ski short so it’s easier to swivel in heavy chop, and its peppy personality puts some pop in short turns, a rarity in this category.  All attributes considered, nothing snakes through off-piste conditions easier than the Savory 7.