Spur

[The test results for the Spur are from 2016; the ski is unchanged for 2017.] The Spur is an interesting lesson in the differences between rockered and twin-tipped skis. As soon as a manufacturer turns up the tail, they tend to turn up the butter-factor, so the ski...

RC4 Worldcup RC

If you pay any attention to the World Cup, you might notice that Austrian GS skis are on the podium ad nauseum. The RC4 Worldcup RC isn’t as powerful and fall-line focused as a genuine FIS-sanctioned GS, thank goodness, but it gives us mere mortals a sense of what it would be like to have that level of control and authority. It’s particularly exhilarating to drive through a long, banked turn that can’t be broken loose by boilerplate, wind-blown berms or heavy spring slush.

Remedy 102

The Remedy 102 prevails in soft snow because it puts up no resistance to the stem-turn entry and smeared exits of less skilled skiers. It’s been bred to overlook the foibles of those who can’t wait to develop technical skills before tackling the backcountry. A twin-tip by temperament as well as design, the Remedy 102 thinks every class is recess.

RC4 Worldcup SC

The Fischer RC4 Worldcup SC is the slalom counterpart to the Worldcup RC (reviewed above), built to identical specs except for sidecut and length. As befits a slalom specialist, its turn radius of 13m in a 165cm mimics the mandated shape of a World Cup SL, and it’s available in sizes small enough to make a complete turn inside a cubicle.

Remedy 112

[Scores were derived from 2014 test results; the Remedy 112 is unchanged and was not re-tested last spring.] One of these years we’re going to get more test data on K2’s floatiest fem skis, but we’re going to have to wait for Mother Nature to provide the necessary...