1 year (4 issues) for $20 + tax! Outside Canada is additional for postage.
Faction Dictator 2.0x – women BEST FOR: Women (and confident men) who want a ski that can do it all—and love pink. LENGTHS: 155, 163, 171 DIMENSIONS: 127/96/117 RADIUS: 18@171 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $849 OTHER MODELS: 1.0X Apparently everyone loves this dictator. The hot pink topsheet attracted them, but it was the effortless turns in soft … More »
Test 2020: K2 Mindbender 98 Ti Alliance BEST FOR: A B.C. quiver of one. LENGTHS: 154, 161, 168, 175 DIMENSIONS: 134/98/120 RADIUS: 16@168 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $700 OTHER MODELS: 115C, 106C, 90C, 88 Ti, 85 When K2 launched the Mindbender series, it made some big claims. Quick edge-to-edge. Amazing float. No speed limit. Grips hard snow. … More »
Test 2020: Salomon QST Lumen 99 BEST FOR: Big turns in big snow. LENGTHS: 167, 174, 181, 188 DIMENSIONS: 137/106/123 RADIUS: 22@181 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $499 OTHER MODELS: QST 99, QST 92, QST 85 Cork is more wondrous than we realized. Beyond helping to age wine, cushion floors and footbeds, it also makes Salomon’s QST skis … More »
Test 2020: Volkl Kendo BEST FOR: Skiers looking for a forgiving platform to improve on. LENGTHS: 163, 170, 177, 184 DIMENSIONS: 129/88/111 RADIUS: 19@177 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $800 OTHER MODELS: 92 To give the Kendo (and women’s Kenja) as much all-mountain versatility as possible, Völkl loaded it with a variable sidecut, lightweight tips, a Titanal frame, … More »
Test 2020: Head Total Joy BEST FOR: Advanced women skiers looking to add some speed to their repertoire. LENGTHS: 148, 153, 158, 163, 168 DIMENSIONS: 134/85/113 RADIUS: 14@163 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $934 with bindings The Total Joy is the most advanced-focused of Head’s line of women’s skis. That doesn’t mean it’s heavy. Head uses graphene, a … More »
Test 2020: DPS Wailer 100 Alchemist RP BEST FOR: Anyone who loves tight turns in the bumps, trees and groomers. LENGTHS: 171, 179, 184, 189 DIMENSIONS: 133/100/118 RADIUS: 15@184 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $1399 OTHER MODELS: Wailer 112, Wailer 100 RP It’s not just an eye-catcher! Where a lot of skis we tested veer toward expert-focused power, … More »
Test 2020: Nordica Enforcer Free 104 BEST FOR: An all-mountain, everyday ski for strong skiers who like a little girth. LENGTHS: 172, 179, 186, 191 DIMENSIONS: 135/104/124 RADIUS: 18.5@186 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $800 OTHER SIZES: 115, 110, 100, 93, 88 On test day, the Enforcer sometimes felt smaller than it looked, pivoting on autopilot in the … More »
Test 2020: Line Vision 98 BEST FOR: One ski for the entire mountain, including the backcountry. LENGTHS: 172, 179, 186 DIMENSIONS: 131/98/119 RADIUS: 18@179 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $700 Don’t judge a ski by its specs, particularly the surprising Vision 98. A 1,500-gram ski with paulownia wood and carbon in the core sounds like a touring ski … More »
Test 2020: Elan Wingman 86CTi BEST FOR: Those searching for a classic do-everything all-mountain ski. LENGTHS: 160, 166, 172, 178, 184 DIMENSIONS: 127/86/113 RADIUS: 17@184 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $700 OTHER MODELS: 86Ti, 82Cti, 82Ti, 78T, 78C Everyone needs a good wingman. The 86Cti is a great one, which was the nearly unanimous feedback from the testers. … More »
Test 2020: Rossignol Nova 14 Ti BEST FOR: High-speed railing. LENGTHS: 153, 160, 167 DIMENSIONS: 123/74/109 RADIUS: 12@160 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $600 OTHER MODELS: 10 Ti, 8 CA, 6, 4 Like the unisex-equivalent React family, the Novas are carving skis with a race pedigree. None more so than the Nova 14 Ti, the most demanding … More »
Faction Dictator 2.0x – women BEST FOR: Women (and confident men) who want a ski that can do it all—and love pink. LENGTHS: 155, 163, 171 DIMENSIONS: 127/96/117 RADIUS: 18@171 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $849 OTHER MODELS: 1.0X Apparently everyone loves this dictator. The hot pink topsheet attracted them, but it was the effortless turns in soft … More »
Test 2020: K2 Mindbender 98 Ti Alliance BEST FOR: A B.C. quiver of one. LENGTHS: 154, 161, 168, 175 DIMENSIONS: 134/98/120 RADIUS: 16@168 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $700 OTHER MODELS: 115C, 106C, 90C, 88 Ti, 85 When K2 launched the Mindbender series, it made some big claims. Quick edge-to-edge. Amazing float. No speed limit. Grips hard snow. … More »
Test 2020: Salomon QST Lumen 99 BEST FOR: Big turns in big snow. LENGTHS: 167, 174, 181, 188 DIMENSIONS: 137/106/123 RADIUS: 22@181 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $499 OTHER MODELS: QST 99, QST 92, QST 85 Cork is more wondrous than we realized. Beyond helping to age wine, cushion floors and footbeds, it also makes Salomon’s QST skis … More »
Test 2020: Volkl Kendo BEST FOR: Skiers looking for a forgiving platform to improve on. LENGTHS: 163, 170, 177, 184 DIMENSIONS: 129/88/111 RADIUS: 19@177 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $800 OTHER MODELS: 92 To give the Kendo (and women’s Kenja) as much all-mountain versatility as possible, Völkl loaded it with a variable sidecut, lightweight tips, a Titanal frame, … More »
Test 2020: Head Total Joy BEST FOR: Advanced women skiers looking to add some speed to their repertoire. LENGTHS: 148, 153, 158, 163, 168 DIMENSIONS: 134/85/113 RADIUS: 14@163 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $934 with bindings The Total Joy is the most advanced-focused of Head’s line of women’s skis. That doesn’t mean it’s heavy. Head uses graphene, a … More »
Test 2020: DPS Wailer 100 Alchemist RP BEST FOR: Anyone who loves tight turns in the bumps, trees and groomers. LENGTHS: 171, 179, 184, 189 DIMENSIONS: 133/100/118 RADIUS: 15@184 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $1399 OTHER MODELS: Wailer 112, Wailer 100 RP It’s not just an eye-catcher! Where a lot of skis we tested veer toward expert-focused power, … More »
Test 2020: Nordica Enforcer Free 104 BEST FOR: An all-mountain, everyday ski for strong skiers who like a little girth. LENGTHS: 172, 179, 186, 191 DIMENSIONS: 135/104/124 RADIUS: 18.5@186 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $800 OTHER SIZES: 115, 110, 100, 93, 88 On test day, the Enforcer sometimes felt smaller than it looked, pivoting on autopilot in the … More »
Test 2020: Line Vision 98 BEST FOR: One ski for the entire mountain, including the backcountry. LENGTHS: 172, 179, 186 DIMENSIONS: 131/98/119 RADIUS: 18@179 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $700 Don’t judge a ski by its specs, particularly the surprising Vision 98. A 1,500-gram ski with paulownia wood and carbon in the core sounds like a touring ski … More »
Test 2020: Elan Wingman 86CTi BEST FOR: Those searching for a classic do-everything all-mountain ski. LENGTHS: 160, 166, 172, 178, 184 DIMENSIONS: 127/86/113 RADIUS: 17@184 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $700 OTHER MODELS: 86Ti, 82Cti, 82Ti, 78T, 78C Everyone needs a good wingman. The 86Cti is a great one, which was the nearly unanimous feedback from the testers. … More »
Test 2020: Rossignol Nova 14 Ti BEST FOR: High-speed railing. LENGTHS: 153, 160, 167 DIMENSIONS: 123/74/109 RADIUS: 12@160 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $600 OTHER MODELS: 10 Ti, 8 CA, 6, 4 Like the unisex-equivalent React family, the Novas are carving skis with a race pedigree. None more so than the Nova 14 Ti, the most demanding … More »
1 year (4 issues) for $20 + tax! Outside Canada is additional for postage.