Navigator 90
The Navigator 90 presents an interesting alternative to the Enforcer 93. Both meet the standard definition of an All-Mountain East ski, both are ranked as Power skis and both are made by the same team at Nordica. Yet to describe them as dissimilar would be putting...Dobermann GSM
The Dobermann GSM (and GSR, the same ski without a honking piston plate on it) deserve to be among our Recommended Non-FIS Race skis. They might be the closest thing to the real deal in the genre. Corty Lawrence, owner emeritus of Footloose Sports, and I spent a...Enforcer Pro
A worthy contender for the title of most powerful ski in the Powder posse, the Enforcer Pro shares with the Bodacious an almost biological need for speed. As the “Pro” in its name implies, this Enforcer all business. It can be smeared, of course, but if you want to smudge every arc, the Enforcer Pro is probably not for you. It’s idea of a Sunday stroll is to rip through a couloir, launch a clean air and land arcing. It’s not a “learn-to” ski and should be kept out of the hands of all children, inner children excepted.
Santa Ana 100
Last year Nordica changed the construction of the Santa Ana 100, and while it didn’t fiddle with its shape or baseline, the components of its laminated lay-up were altered in every respect. Its 2017 balsa core was beefed up with poplar and beech and sandwiched between two .4mm Titanal laminates. The Santa Ana metamorphosed from the original, mellowed-out surfer girl into hard-edged gal that won’t take any crap from crud. The great advantage of metal in what’s intended primarily as an off-trail ski is how it behaves in the heavy, harbor-chop crud that can deflect models without Titanal.