chris on August 5th, 2008

Entry-level touring ski that bridges the gap between an extreme tourer and a regular Alpine ski. The Evolution comes with a 70 mm waist which is great for climbing up hills, light, easy and non too cumbersome - if the going down is deep though I hope you have reasonable technique as it [...]

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chris on August 5th, 2008

Versatile ski-touring or back-country skis with a 113- 78 -100 profile. Enough support for deeper snow and some power through the crud in late season conditions. A sandwich compound retains lightness and generally good levels of grip.
A fine pair of all-mountain touring skis that you can use on groomed runs from time to [...]

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chris on August 5th, 2008

Sharing strong similarities to a G-Force ski the Race RCC is very much a versatile race-inspired pair of skis for the advanced skier or sporty intermediate who enjoys blasting around the groomed runs. Easy turning, broad 70 mm platform with a lively yet lightweight construction, the RCC is a great pair of skis [...]

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chris on August 5th, 2008

Built with a Composite sandwich construction for lightweight but good performance the G2 is the second ski in Blizzard’s new G-Force line-up. Still with a 70 mm waist and 15 m radius this is a ski happiest cruising around groomed runs - European reds and blacks will pose no problem at moderate speeds [...]

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chris on August 5th, 2008

G-Force is a fresh and very smart new range of skis from Austrian ski manufacturer Blizzard. There are seven skis within the range, all aimed at groom-run skiers, starting with the G-1 for intermediate right up to the range topping Supersonic IQ built with experts in mind.
The G-1 s aimed at the intermediate, [...]

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chris on July 31st, 2008

Featherweight and more forgiving than a chocolate-box Spaniel. The Nomad Sunburst is your opening into skiing, a beginner or early intermediate will find this ski easy, reassuring and controllable in most circumstances. It would probably be all circumstances if it was not for the skiers lack of control, because Atomic’s Sunburst is [...]

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chris on July 31st, 2008

Thoroughly enjoyable intermediate carver-all-mountain skis. Easy to use, gentle, skiddable, carvable and attractive to look at. A good seller last year, you get grip, agility and an all-terrain package which is perfect either for your first ski purchase or rental. A combination of pretty much everything you would wish for gives [...]

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chris on July 31st, 2008

Tamer and more forgiving than the almost “beefy” Crimson Ti’s the Crimson standard is a lovely all-rounder packing a lively punch on firm snow, not necessarily the icy stuff -although you still can retain plenty of control - but on softer, variable snow the Crimnson is a lovely pair of skis.
Retaining the 86 mm [...]

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chris on July 31st, 2008

A very advanced ski in terms of technology for the good intermediate to advanced skier looking to spend the majority of their time cruising the groomed runs. All this technology gives the skier a smooth touch on the snow but not dissimilar to many skis in this sort of category, they are light [...]

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chris on July 30th, 2008

New girl specific freeski from Atomic at a great price point. The Bad Kitty keeps things lightweight and agile with its Densolite core. A slanted cap also helps in the Park for spinning and the waists are wide enough to stomp landings and cruise the mountain when you’ve finished with the kickers [...]

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