The Völkl Aura underwent an end-to-end overhaul last year that altered everything but the model name. Völkl tapered the tip, moving the contact point further back, and double rockered the baseline, virtually flipping the cambered arch underfoot upside down. The...
The reason we’re not recommending the new 90EIGHT isn’t because it didn’t pass muster; instead, it skipped class. By the time we saw the first sample of a 90EIGHT, the ski test circus had left town. About all we can say from our limited exposure is it seemed more...
Last season the Mantra underwent a radical transformation, switching from a fairly traditional, cambered baseline to a double-rockered profile that obliterated any hint of camber. Overnight, the Mantra went from a ski that etched turns with the accuracy of a wide...
The Kenja is one of the last iconic Völkls to go through the modernization process that inevitably added rocker to what was once a traditional, fully cambered baseline. Being the youngest child can have its benefits, for Völkl learned from its elder siblings that...
Although Völkl plumped up the waist of the RTM 86 UVO to push it into for our All-Mountain East category, this is in all other respects a Frontside carver. “Doctor” Bob Gleason pegged it as a “go-to ski for groomers, quiet and predictable. Smooth at speed and...
