“Best in class!” proclaimed Bobo’s Pat Parraguirre.  “In wet, wind-drifted snow it felt light and responsive.  Lightweight and other Finesse skiers will love this ski. Nimble yet stable,” he aptly concluded.

The Soul 7 succeeds because it retains its poise in stressful conditions, like choppy snow in low light.  While you won’t actually be able to see any better, the Soul 7 has a knack for smoothing out rough terrain so at least you’ll feel more confident.

Lightweight and easy to flex, the Soul 7 is a natural fit for the so-so skier who wants to achieve overnight proficiency off-piste.  The only fly in this ointment is the typical recreational skier has difficulty finding a high edge angle on a relatively narrow ski; on a tool 106mm underfoot, John Q. Public may never roll the ski to a high enough edge angle to carve a continuous arc.

But if you already know how to carve a turn with a broad-beamed ski, the Soul 7 can match you step for step.  It substitutes pep for power, with an energetic ping off the edge to propel the pilot into the next arc. Neither a surfer nor a charger, it uses its quick reflexes and soft, rockered extremities to maneuver through moguls and tight trees.  More than a mere powder ski, the Soul 7 has an appetite for any condition on the menu, but if allowed to order for itself, of course it’s going to ask for two feet of fresh.