chris on August 10th, 2007

The all-new Stormrider TT is an expert to pro model for all mountain, back-country free-riding and stylin’. Pretty much a race construction gives you heaps of power, grip, pop and control plus the twin-tip and tuned flex allow you to ride the pipe as well as the backcountry. Aimed at the competent advanced to [...]

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chris on August 10th, 2007

The most advanced mountaineering/touring ski in the Stockli range. For experts who want to challenge the steepest and deepest but probably need to hike to get there.
The manufacturer says this about the Stockli, Stormrider, Pit Pro 2008 Skis:
Advanced, lightweight mountaineering skis with outstanding downhill performance.
154 cm - 184 cm.

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chris on August 10th, 2007

Ski touring is increasing massively in terms of its popularity. Touring is no longer the preserve of smelly mountain goats or skiers who don’t have the technique to arc a turn on groomed, icy pistes- thankfully those folk take their abyssal technique elsewhere, far away into the back-country. No, surprisingly the new breed of [...]

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chris on August 10th, 2007

The bigger of the two Rotor skis- I think the idea of the use of the name Rotor was in its sense as a palindrome but the Rotor skis are no longer fully-twin-tipped. They do turn-up at the tails though and this helps to release the tail of the ski earlier in the turn- [...]

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chris on August 10th, 2007

The coolest looking ski in the new Stockli range the Coral is also the top model in the Snake range. A backcountry freestyle ski with 88 mm underfoot, still relatively narrow by modern standards but the Coral is aimed at skiers who ski the whole mountain and not just the park- plus the boys [...]

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chris on August 10th, 2007

Twin-tip freestyle ski for park and pipe.
Base view.
The manufacturer says this about the Stockli, Snake, Pop Base 2008 Skis:

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chris on August 10th, 2007

Fresh looks for the Snake for 2007-8. The base is a very funky looking corn-on-the-cob effect whilst the top-sheet is just cool. Wood-cored, hand-layered and a full-on freestyle to free-ride ski for the advanced to expert skier.
The manufacturer says this about the Stockli, Snake, Pop, 2008 Skis:
Twin-tip freestyle ski for park and [...]

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chris on August 10th, 2007

Definitely into the expert range of skis here with the Laser Cross Pro. Race-construction, aggressive-side-cut and a firm, powerful flex, the Cross Pro is aimed at the technically proficient and speedy skier. Fitted with a Driver binding from Salomon that gives the more aggressive free-skier more control, a higher platform for increased leverage- the [...]

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chris on August 10th, 2007

Piste to off-piste performance with Laser Cross. A race-style construction mated to a slightly wider bodied shape gives the advanced to expert skier a versatile and practical all-terrain ski with a bit of bite into the hardpack and a touch of floatation in the fluff.

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chris on August 10th, 2007

The Rotor’s are quite a popular ski from what I can see when skiing in Switzerland- there was certainly plenty of them around Zermatt last autumn. Popular with intermediate, advanced skiers plus some instructors the Rotor 70 is designed as a relatively cruisey all-mountain ski for the intermediate to advanced skier. With 70 mm [...]

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