Like virtually every ski in this category, the Temptation 84 is made with the woman intent on improvement in mind.  Unlike the carving set whose feathers are ruffled by the thought of extended sojourns off-trail, the Temptation 84 works like a set of training wheels for taking your game off-road.

Even though the Temptation 84 is noticeably rockered, because its sidecut extends in an unbroken arc past the forward contact point, the ski finds the edge the instant the forebody is tipped.  With its relatively wide waist, the Temptation 84 gives up some of the short-turn reflexes of Technical skis, but it compensates with greater aptitude in off-trail conditions like tree skiing and powder. The MSRP applies to the Temptation 84 if flat (without a system interface); it’s also available with an integrated Rossi Saphir 110 binding ($800).