Tag: Ski Canada Test

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 VOLKL SECRET 96 * WOMEN * METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN BEST FOR: Strong intermediates through experts looking to improve.  Like the unisex Mantras, the revamped Secret 96 retains […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 ATOMIC MAVERICK 100 Ti * METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN BEST FOR: Slicing, dicing and slaying snowy resorts. One of Atomic’s first skis to be developed and tested in […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 BLIZZARD BLACK PEARL * WOMEN * METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN BEST FOR: Inspiring confidence to move from blues to blacks and beyond A regular comment from Mount Washington […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 ROSSIGNOL EXPERIENCE 86 Ti * METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN BEST FOR: Advanced and expert skiers who charge around the resort with reckless abandon. One of the most popular […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 LINE BLADE * METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN BEST FOR: Clowning around all over the mountain  There was something freeing about clicking into a pair of skis that look […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 VOLKL MANTRA M6 * METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN BEST FOR: Experts who want as much performance on-piste as off. And now for something totally different. So different, in […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SALOMON QST 98 * METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN * EDITOR’S CHOICE BEST FOR: Advanced to expert skiers who want a playful ski. The QST 98 straddles the line between all-mountain versatility and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 BEST FOR: Those who like a western daily driver to ski fast and on edge. This is the epitome of a metal laminate ski: damp, powerful […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Almost 40 years ago, Ski Canada was the first magazine in North America to test skis when we started doing laps on next year’s gear at Marmot Basin above Jasper. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Titanal is a rare ingredient for a touring-focused ski and almost unheard of in this weight class. In the redesigned Hannibal, Fischer added the metal alloy to its Air Tec […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes At first, this “skinny” ski may look as if you’re touring on “matchsticks,” as Heather MacMillan put it, but any concerns go away quickly, whether going up, down or across. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Some resort skis are light enough for the backcountry. Others are touring skis with enough umph to hold their own inbounds. Line’s Pandora family covers the line between the two. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes LENGTHS:                 164, 172, 180, 188 DIMENSIONS:           129/100/120 @ 180 RADIUS:                   19 @ 180 WEIGHT:                   1.4 kg OTHER MODELS:        117, 107, 95 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $699 from Fall […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes  If this were a beauty pageant, the Rambler would win. No question. The inlaid wood veneer graphics are spectacular, original and fit with the brand’s home near the base of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Seeker is a big, beefy ski—115 underfoot and nearly 15 cm wide at the tip—but when we picked it up it felt like our eyes were deceiving us. Even […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Turny and awesome appeared in just about every tester’s notes on the Disruption MTi Alliance. “Awesome power in the turn,” said Louise Draper. “Beautifulcarving ski on groomers and just as […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes With a vibration-absorbing chip, a slalom-oriented profile and race-style sandwich construction, Head says the Power Joy is a direct descendant from its World Cup skis. But our women testers didn’t […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nimble, quick, turny, stable, fast. In other words, hold on. K2’s new on-piste ski family kept even the hardest-charging testers grinning. “The faster you ski, the better it gets,” wrote […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Blaze is part of a growing category of skis that blend do-it-all performance with backcountry-capable weight. Reports from the front line suggest the Blaze might be one of the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes  Women. The “Free” version of the Santa Ana is the hippy sister of the family. It shares the same lightweight balsa wood core as the regular Santa Ana’s, but has […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews METAL LIGHTWEIGHT Because Titanal adds dampening and edge grip, it’s a common ingredient in skis. But in the soft snow of the backcountry most […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews BACKCOUNTRY MANTRA Völkl’s Mantra V.Werks is the super light version of its popular M5 Mantra, an on-piste, all-mountain weapon. While not a backcountry-specific ski, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews GREEN = GO FAST Dynafit Speed 90 straddles the line between upward efficiency and enough performance to get down in style. The company says […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews BACK AND BEYOND The Atomic Backland 107 melds the freeride performance of Atomic’s Bent Chetler with the lightweight build of the Backland family. The […]