Movement have made some beautiful skis over this past few years, Movement aim to instil their energy and passion into all their products. 2009 sees an expanded range with plenty of skis in there for mere mortal advanced skiers along with my favourites such as the Goliath and Thunder which do require a [...]
Accessible, alternative ski fro the advanced female skier looking to break out of the mainstream, mass production ski brands. Now in their second year but cloaked in a classier graphic, the Chika is aimed at advanced skiers who want versatility, stability yet a light, easy to use ski in virtually all conditions.
The 77 mm [...]
Awesome!!! I cannot praise this ski more highly. As you clip in to these behemoths there is a sense of awe, foreboding and that you’re about to undertake something rather serious. The Goliaths aren’t skis for the uninitiated- more for when you’ve hammered down every run in resort, off piste or on, [...]
The Hype is a cool introduction to a new breed of all-mountain skis that are happy carving on the groomed runs or fitted up with touring bindings they are happy to hike, ski the powder and explore.
So perhaps if you are a keen and adventurous skier then it is a good idea to plump [...]
Every year I heap praise on the Movement Thunder, and 2009 is no different. Once a seriously hardcore ski the Thunder seems tamer but it isn’t really, its just that skiers tastes have been exposed to so many “extreme” skis in terms of dimensions over this last few years.
So the Thunders remain simply [...]
Introduced for the first time last year the Dual Radius concept re-appears on all the new Progressor skis. Although “Progressor” sounds to myself very much an intermediate ski this new range is very much progressive and forward thinking in its conception to move the advanced skier into the expert realm. Featuring side-wall construction [...]
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The XW LAB’s are vast, they are for Alaskan or Russian back-country skiing, somewplace where you have space and lots of snow. With such immense dimensions the days when you can use the XW LAB are somewhat limited, unless you have the good fortune to have the wealth for daily heli-skiing.As they [...]
The manufacturer says this about the Tignes Airwaves, Halfpipe, January, 2008:
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Beautifully made and exquisite to ride Indigo skis. Hand-made in a small seven person company in Munich, Germany the Indigo range features six principle styles of ski served in differing yet stunning detail.
The “Carving” is split into two groups with either the short, snappy and slalom-esque 155 & 165 models, whilst the strong 175 [...]
Head, the American ski and sports manufacturer, has been one of the first manufacturers to make a conscious, or at least public, effort in the battle against climate change.
Read on for their latest news-
The manufacturer says this about the Head join the Cool Earth mmovement.:
HEAD shows corporate carbon responsibility with COOL EARTH
Climate change is [...]