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...
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...
The last time our test panel was able to catch a ride on the Depth Hoar was three seasons ago, when there was enough snow to float this tanker-sized surfer. The other end of the edging spectrum from Occam’s Razor, the Depth Hoar planes along the surface of a...
The Skilogik Rock Star possesses the smallest meter-radius sidecut measurement in the category, meaning if it were a narrower ski it would cut a tidy little arc. But the Rock Star isn’t a little ski and short turns don’t mean as much to it as the glamor of the...
