When Kästle overhauled the FX line this year, they took pains to differentiate it from their MX models. The new FX85 doesn’t ski anything like any MX model you may have ever essayed. The FX85 is built more for comfort than for speed. Compared to the MX 88 or its...
If you’ve ever skied the unisex MX83, the LX2 feels like you got to the party just as it was breaking up. If you’ve never skied a Kästle before in your life, the LX 82 will make skiing feel so simple you’ll wonder why some poor punters appear to struggle. The LX 82...
Last season, the MX83 received a ridiculous, implausibly high score. This year it went up. If the best ski earns the best score, then the MX 83 must be the best ski. Its score percentages are higher than the winning vote margins of African dictators. Most testers who...
It’s indubitably redundant to refer to any Kästle as a luxury model, but in a fleet of sweet rides, the CPM 82 stands out for its cultivation and manners. One wowed tester pegged it: “Gents ski with power.” Another awe-struck assessment praised its “clean carve and...
The realskiers testers who fill out the bulk of our Kästle test cards each season have been skiing and selling the brand for years, and while familiarity has hardly bred contempt, it has engendered a slightly distorted, insider’s view of the brand. Testers always have...
