Unbridled power and liquid finesse are opposing ski attributes and therefore as unlikely an amalgam to find together as Republicans and Democrats at a joint fund-raiser. The top rides among our Finesse Favorites pull off this improbable feat, oozing ease but capable...
If there is a single, do-it-all ski – particularly for western, big-mountain skiing – it no doubt lives in this category and probably has a waist width of 98 or 100mm. The reason is simple: up to this girth (95mm-100mm), these relatively wide skis don’t...
Manufacturers continue to invest in new models in what remains a hotly competitive category. Some of the new entries are on the Lighter Is Better (LIB) train, like Atomic’s Vantage 97 C and Head’s Kore 99, while others take the contrarian track, building metal-laden...
Not all the best skiers on big mountains use All-Mountain West skis as their everyday ski, but the ones that do are probably on one of our Power Picks. It’s not that less skilled skiers can’t handle them if sized appropriately, but these skis aren’t meant to mosey...
The main reason to acquire an All-Mountain West ski is to get the widest ski possible you can use as an everyday ride. The reason you want the widest ski is so you can take it into powder and what’s left of powder between storms. To make that all-terrain access as...
