Hugely popular in the past, and that was without the sexy graphic on the base of the ski. The new Trouble Maker is sure to increase its attractiveness not only to the park and pipe skier but to the all-mountain free-skier. The Trouble Maker has always been a popular ski with all-mountain [...]
Dynastar have a stunning women’s range for 2008/09. The Exclusive Active is not only a great looking ski but a fantastic performer for many advanced female skiers. With a versatile and agile 74 mm waist this ski is the “perfect 10″, you can take it anywhere; groomed runs, small off-piste forays and [...]
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Advanced skiers always love the, almost, perennial Legend 4800. But this year the dimensions are boosted to 79 mm underfoot so expert skiers looking for a versatile freeskiing ski will enjoy the Dynastar’s qualities. An easy turn-in, lightweight, although beefier and more substantial than the outgoing model, plus Autodrive plate to give [...]
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Fabulous. Whilst the pure FIS-WC ski is known as a handful, the retail version, the Omeglass World Cup is an excellent performer. Even though the Omeglass hasn’t appeared to change too much over the years the performance has always improved.
This newer model seems more direct than the outgoing Omeglass. As is [...]
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Sexy, quick and ultra-smooth piste-carvers, the Exclusive Sensations are pretty and also pretty useful. With a 69 mm waist they are by no means super-model skiing but this ski can switch from edge-to-edge quicker than most. If you love agile skis, with lots of life and a supple, fluid feel then the [...]
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The D-Stinct range is true to the Dynastar heritage of refined fluidity. More than a mid-range ski this is the league of a Mercedes CLK, they are executive cruisers with a little sportiness, nicely balanced and very much at ease on groomed surfaces.
An expert skier can push the D-Stinct Carbon and see past [...]
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For 2008/09 Blizzard have a broad range of skis from raw FIS racers to a sexy, feminine Ltd Edition model Viva. Based in Austria Blizzard have been manufacturing skis since the end of the Second World War. Building strongly on the back of racing through the ’70’s Blizzard were hugely successful during the [...]
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Slightly narrower and lighter-weight sibling of the Magnum 76, here you have a more intermediate to advanced ski that is great on groomed runs, happy in the bumps and a nice all-rounder for the two to three week a year skier.
The manufacturer says this about the Blizzard Magnum 74 IQ Skis 2008/09:
Based on the 7.6 [...]
A great all-mountain ski, in the traditional sense, for the good intermediate to advanced skier - even experts, ski instructors can use this ski as a cruisy ski that will pretty much go anywhere at a reasonable rate of knots.
76 mm is versatile, the construction solid - perhaps more so than a few [...]
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The manufacturer says this about the Blizzard The Origin IQ Skis 2008/09:
Easiness, liveliness and agility are the origin of jibbing down the mountain and playful moves in the park. This Blizzard park model is specially equipped with a solid sandwich core construction and the IQ binding system to assure the best [...]