Tamer than the 12’s so a touch more forgiving but you are still very much in expert territory here. Fractionally easier to carve, well neither ski is designed for skidding!, but the 11’s are very grippy, great on hard-pack and provide a fraction of versatility over the 12’s - plus they are less tiring [...]
Famed throughout the skiing world for their race skis the Atomic GS 12 is Atomic’s leading GS ski for the grand public before shooting off into the rarified world of pure FIS certified race skis.
As a shop ski this is a great piece of kit. They are super-smooth and wonderfully easy to remain [...]
A return to roots for Fischer or innovation through re-interpretation of design?! Although the “Loch” or hole design is fondly remembered by many of us “older” skiers from the golden era of Zurbriggen and Klammer the all-new Loch ski has sound technical reasons for a revival of the design.
With a light-weight tip to [...]
Hmmmm, tasty. Eyeing up the racers feast that is the new GS Loch ski from Fischer is not like being hungry and desiring some pie-filler. No the WC GS Loch (or “hole” in English) is to a ski racer what a three-starred Michelin restaurant is to the gastronaut. This is [...]
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As ever Dynastar excel in manufacturing slalom skis - although not seen as much on the World’s podiums as when J-P Vidal raced for them and won Olympic gold only a few years ago the design, construction and finish of the Dynastar Speed Course always manage to put fire in your limbs and a [...]
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Join Dissent Ski this summer. In July they are in the French Alps skiing in Tignes or if you have three weeks spare this September try the stunning Ushuaia for some fresh tracks and race coaching in one of Argentina’s top resorts.
For a heady mix of ski race and technical training at a [...]