What’s old is new again, as Skilogik returns several of our testers’ favorites, including Ullr’s Chariot TT and its sister ski, Goddess TT, to their official catalog. Since Skilogik is in the business of custom manufacturing, these models remained available even when...
Our spider sense tingles when we hear the term “handmade” applied to skis, as the implication is that such slats will receive extraordinary care in manufacture no mass-produced ski can hope to receive. One reason we look sideways at the “handmade” adjective is that...
For 2016, Stöckli has rechristened Stormrider 100 as the Stormrider Motion 100, repositioning the model from a backcountry ski to a made-for-women’s model. Its Titanal topsheet has inlaid polyamide strips in the tip and tail to adapt the torsion to 3-D terrain;...
Völkl didn’t actually invent the notion of quality control, but denizens of our little corner of the universe can be forgiven for thinking so. They have set the standard for base finish for so long, if someone gave a trophy for the best QC they’d have to name it the...
To continue this tale of brand transformation, once the new Gotama with the flat baseline was accepted, Völkl applied the same technique to its Frontside carvers and with the same result: the RTM 84 won instant adherents. Each passing season saw another venerable...
