Ski Test

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 163, 168, 173, 178, 183 Dimensions: 124-80-112 @ 173  Radius:  15m @ 173 Best for: Skiing fast and taking chances, mostly on groomed runs. Compare with: Head Shape e-V10, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 160, 166, 172, 178 Dimensions: 127-78-110 @ 172 Radius:  15m @ 172 Best for: The frequently flying intermediate. Compare with: It’s one of a kind  This was the crowd […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 158, 163, 168, 173, 178 Dimensions: 125-72-103 @ 173  Radius:  15m @ 173 Best for: Strong skiers, mostly frontside carving. Compare with: Blizzard Thunderbird, Stöckli Monero AR, Fischer RC4 […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 INSTINCT ORIGINAL SENDER (O//S) * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: Charging in big terrain. Instinct skis stand out. They’re one of the few with a contoured cap construction, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 DYNASTAR M-FREE 99 * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: Playful feel of a freeride ski, with the versatility of an all-mountain ski. An addition to Dynastar’s M-Free line, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA 2022 K2 MINDBENDER 108 Ti * FREERIDE/POWDER * EDITORS’ CHOICE BEST FOR: Frontside to backside, freeride ski for western resorts. The first run on this ski, Technical Editor […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 DPS PAGODA RP 112 * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: Tracking up the trees. DPS has three different constructions: Pagoda Piste, Pagoda Tour and, in between and redesigned […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 BLACK DIAMOND IMPULSE 104 * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: Advanced and expert skiers looking for a slackcountry companion. There’s something addictive about the Impulse 104. Testers who […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 HEAD KORE 105 * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: A B.C. quiver killer: mount a beefy touring binding and do it all. Since Head launched the Kore in […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 SALOMON QST BLANK * FREERIDE/POWDER * EDITORS’ CHOICE BEST FOR: The no-compromise pow day ski. Nimble and easy-turning are not the usual descriptions for the widest […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 INSTINCT PRETTY SAVAGE * FREERIDE/POWDER * WOMEN BEST FOR: Lighter skiers looking to ski off-piste with aggression. The Pretty Savage is similar to the Original Sender, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 WNDR ALPINE VITAL 100 – FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: A one-ski quiver for the environmentally conscious expert.  As much as we would all love to be gentler […]