Nordica elexa test6/10/2023 ![]() I skied these more than anything else this year, and every time, I just forgot about everything I was supposed to be testing because of how much fun I was having.įischer Ranger 102: No Separate Men's or Women's Models, Just one Dope Pink Ski for Everyone. ![]() You don’t have to think about how they’re going to turn, about when to turn up the heat, or when to slam on the brakes, they just do it all naturally. The Rangers are the skis on your feet when you don’t even realize you’re skiing. Ski Tester Bio - Age: 33, Height: 5’4, 60% East Coast/40% West Coast, ski industry vet, never met a ski she couldn’t handle, typically found closing down the Bunyan Room Instead Here's Another Shot of George Ripping the Declivity. When You Take all the Pictures, You Never Get Pictures of Yourself. They won’t all feel the same thing because they are going to get out of it what they put into it for energy, but it will inspire confidence for all intermediates through experts. Honestly I think it can make you a better skier, intermediate through expert skiers are going to feel it. There’s nothing insane in regard to technology here, but it’s combination of shape/weight/rocker/stability/versatility that just make it freaking sing. Literally anything I put on my feet last season between 88-102 waist was immediately compared to the Declivity 92 Ti. Ski Tester Bio - Age: 39, Height: 6’0, 40% East Coast/60% West Coast, Slalom/GS ski racer -> big air/slopestyle skier -> freeskier, ex-Director of Marketing: Fischer Skis, Freeski Magazine Tester, Professional Instagram Photo Takerĭeclivity was other-worldly. Pictured: Elan Ripstick 106, Not Pictured: Eric's Legs Overall, I just flat out really enjoy skiing the Ripstick 96… It helps me navigate difficult terrain in my own way, and more importantly it doesn’t punish me for when I’m not 100% on my game. The ski's tip and tail profile allow me to smear/cheat on certain turns (which makes me look and feel like a wayyy better skier). It skis so effortlessly across almost all snow conditions and allows me the confidence I need to push harder through more aggressive terrain. After the very first turn, this ski increased my stoke levels and made me feel 100% comfortable. For me that immediate click was the Ripstick 96. We test a lot of awesome skis and sometimes it takes a run-or-two to actually figure out a particular ski’s sweet spot/balance point… and sometimes it just clicks immediately. Ski Tester Bio - Age: 35, Height: 5’11 1/2, 25% East Coast/75% West Coast, Freeski Magazine Tester, rarely seen on the hill due to his camo pants. TSM All-Around #1 Men's Ski of 2021: Armada Declivity 92 Ti I’m a better skier on the Declivity 92, and most of the people I ski with are as well. It is amazingly versatile for being so strong on the front side. We skipped all these skis that were supposed to be in between and just straight up cut to the chase. The Armada Declivity 92 Ti is the best ski I’ve ever skied it feels like a ski from the future. Ski Tester Bio - Age: 35, Height: 5’11, Buck Hill Ski Team Slalom/GS, 25% East Coast/75% West Coast, Freeski Magazine Tester, gets his angles better than Pythagoras.Īs much as I love shredding pow and going heli-skiing, the skis that make me say ‘wow, this ski is ridiculously sick’ are always in the neighborhood of 90-100 mm and can arc a knuckle dragging turn on a groomer. All of us are different skiers, so no two lists are exactly identical, but here are each of our very scientific top 5 favorite skis for 2021. Unfortunately, the season getting cut short robbed us of some more pretty awesome trips, as well as some more photo content days, so we weren't able to get shots of everyone skiing their favorite ski but we skied 'em all. Matt crossed the Atlantic and got some days in at Garmisch in Germany, and there were a few additional Utah trips mixed in there as well. Some days here in the Northeast at Stowe, Cannon, Pico, Killington and Sunapee, but also at the Powder Magazine test in British Columbia and the Freeskier Magazine Test in Aspen where we literally ski every ski there is to ski in 4 days. The season might have been cut short, but in the 3.5 months the staff got a lot of days on snow. ![]() This last season the testing began in early December, at Waterville Valley in NH and went until, well Covid-19 hit. ![]() For the last 13 years the majority of our days on snow have been testing skis.
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