chris on August 17th, 2008

Big skis for tough girls. The Exclusive Pro rider certainly fill a gap in the market, albeit a rapidly growing one, of female specific big mountain skis. The Pro Rider comes in with a large 100 mm waist and race-derived construction, they are built Dynastar’s Chamonix valley factory. With such an [...]

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chris on August 6th, 2008

Versatile, feminine and very light park and pipe to all-mountain skis. With a curvaceous profile and 80+ mm waist this ski can stomp landings, give you a solid platform on rails plus float in the fluff when you get some fresh.
Wood-core sandwich construction gives good durability and ski-snow contact. A good [...]

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chris on August 6th, 2008

Amazing really, it is only now that Salomon, one of the world’s largest ski manufacturers, have stopped producing their top park skis with a cap (or “Monocoque” construction in Salomon’s case) whereas one of the coolest brands on the market heralds the arrival of its “burly Cap Construction”……..!
Either way the El Rey’s are another [...]

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chris on August 6th, 2008

A wicked graphic (each size has a different graphic) and an awesome pair of boards for the freeride orientated. Retaining the same properties as last season each of the three lengths features a slightly different profile - so the ARV’s really are tuned for the rider to excel in the back-country or on the [...]

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chris on August 6th, 2008

A wicked graphic (each size has a different graphic) and an awesome pair of boards for the freeride orientated. Retaining the same properties as last season each of the three lengths features a slightly different profile - so the ARV’s really are tuned for the rider to excel in the back-country or on [...]

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chris on August 6th, 2008

A wicked graphic (each size has a different graphic) and an awesome pair of boards for the freeride orientated. Retaining the same properties as last season each of the three lengths features a slightly different profile - so the ARV’s really are tuned for the rider to excel in the back-country or on [...]

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chris on August 6th, 2008

Armada took off a good few years ago as a company, and their highly-fashionable skis were always designed to launch you the skier up to the highest peaks. With their heavily re-worked range for 2009 Armada have made some serious inroads to becoming a major “player”, this range is deeper, tougher, more precise, [...]

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chris on August 5th, 2008

The Viva G-3 is mid-range in Blizzard’s women’s specific Viva range. The G-3 retains the IQ system of an integrated binding and ski. The Viva G-3 is a clean looking ski with a light-construction and versatile profile for the all-mountain skier.
The G-3 Viva has a sharper turn than lower models plus a [...]

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chris on August 5th, 2008

Versatile sporty all-round carver. With a bright, race-inspired graphic and lively construction the RCS is ideal for general advanced skiing, red runs, blacks, some bumps etc. Nimble, agile and lively the RCS is not a one-trick wonder aimed at a thoroughbred racer, it is a race-aesthetic with all-mountain performance.
The manufacturer says [...]

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chris on August 5th, 2008

All-terrain blasters for the aggressive advanced skier. Perfect for attacking crud, black runs and more variable terrain. Although the dimensions aren’t too different from the G-3 the core features a stronger compound and there is a double-carbon layer to the construction which gives more bite and life, great for the stronger and [...]

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