2022 Women’s Technical

2022 Women’s Technical

If the Women’s Technical category were a figure from Greek mythology, she would be blessed by the gods to be the ideal embodiment of a women’s ski, but forced to wander the universe forever in search of someone to ski her. Here’s the situation: since there are no...
2022 Technical

2022 Technical

Technical skis are invariably high performance, hard-snow carving models that have race ski properties and similar dimensions yet aren’t actually intended as gate skis but as hard snow toys for people who probably had race training in the misty past. In today’s...
2022 Big Mountain

2022 Big Mountain

It wouldn’t be unfair to lump all skis over 100mm at the waist into a giant bucket labeled, “Powder,” and leave it at that. Obviously, the fatter the ski the better the flotation, so pick a ski based on how high you want to ride on new snow and you’re good to go. We...
2022 All-Mountain East

2022 All-Mountain East

The “East” modifier is meant to imply that this narrower collection (85mm-94mm) of All-Mountain skis is a match for skiers who go on groomed trails most of the time but want the freedom to foray into the untamed backside of the mountain when conditions merit.  The...
2022 Frontside

2022 Frontside

The frontside of the mountain may not be the most topographically diverse part of the hill, but the skiers who populate it are the most polyglot we’ve got.  Timid intermediates, cruising seniors, the terrain park contingent, ski school classes, pods of families and...