2024 Blossom AM85
Philpug: Size tested: 178cm Location tested: All over Conditions tested in: Up to 8-10" Even those who are in the know are still somewhat familiar with Blossom and the AM77 (formal the White Out), the...
View Article2023 Salomon Stance 90
Philpug: While Salomon did make the QST 92 a little more stout at the end of it's life, it still was not the powerhouse the new Stance 90 is. Two sheets of Titanal make this new ski much more...
View Article2022 DPS Foundation Wailer 100 RP
Philpug: It is true that RP in DPS’s model name means Resort Powder, but in the case of the all-new Foundation Wailer 100 RP, it should mean Really Playful. DPS abandoned the more traditionally shaped...
View Article2023 Head Worldcup Rebels e-Race Pro
Philpug: This is the first ski in a while that made me think I wanted to don a race suit and get into a Thursday night beer league. It just wants to be laid over on edge and turn and turn and turn some...
View Article2023 Head Shape E-V8
Andy Mink: Size tested: 170cm Location tested: Mammoth Mountain, CA Conditions tested in: First run groomers, firm but not bullet proof Head has changed the nomenclature of the V-Shape series to...
View Article2024 Blizzard Thunderbird R15
Updated from previous season ... Erik Timmerman: I skied the Thunderbird among a cluster of more expensive frontside rippers, and this ski does everything they do. Bangs off all the short turns you...
View Article2024 Lusti PC 77
Size Tester: 177cm Location: Palisades Tahoe/Mammoth Conditions: Spring refrozen to corn Philpug: Talk about a “tail” of two skis. I had high hopes for the PC 77. I loved the dimensions at...
View Article2023 Salomon Stance 84
Philpug Size tested: 177, 185 Location tested: Snowbasin, UT Conditions tested in: Groomed old snow Last year Salomon expanded their Stance line down-market and added an 84 mm offering to go with the...
View Article2024 Salomon Stance W 88
Tricia: Length Tested: 168 Locations: Snowbasin, UT & Mt. Rose, NV Conditions Tested in: All We were fortunate to get on the all new Salomon Stance collection at Snowbasin eary in January during...
View Article2023 Head Supershape E-Original
Philpug Size tested: 170cm Location tested: Snowbasin Conditions tested in: Groomer, well manicured zoomers Head bills the E-Original as “the one that started it all”. It is very hard to argue with...
View Article2024 Atomic Maven 93C
Tricia: Length tested: 172 Location tested: Snowbasin, Mt Rose, Palisades Tahoe Conditions: Mixed conditions The minute I started skiing on the Maven, she and I got along really well. Maven is not a...
View Article2023 Völkl Deacon 76 Master
Philpug: Upper 70mm frontside skis seem to be all the rage, and Völkl is tossing its tirolerhut into the ring with the stellar Deacon 76 Master. Like its narrower brother, the 72 Master, the 76 has...
View Article2024 Atomic Redster Q9.8
Philpug Length tested: 173 Location tested: Snowbasin UT Conditions tested in: Groomed old snow Atomic has a history of producing stronger skis in the mid 80 mm segment and the Redster Q9.8 definitely...
View Article2024 Blizzard Brahma 82
Updated from previous season ... Philpug: Thin is in, and Blizzard is aware of the trend by offering a narrower Brahma (and Black Pearl) in an 82mm width. Sure you say, Phil, didn’t Blizzard offer the...
View Article2023 Völkl Blaze 86 W
Lauren: In all honesty, I didn’t expect much from the Blaze 86 W. A lightweight freeride ski with an 86mm waist? Sounds about as stable as a donkey in a canoe. I could not have been more wrong. Its...
View Article2024 Fischer RC One 82 GT
Philpug: While the RC One 86 GT has been getting the lion's share of attention, it is the 82 GT that is the true sleeper of the collection. The 82mm waist is quick enough to make the groomers fun, yet...
View Article2024 Line Blade
Updated from last season ... Philpug: Line is no stranger to throwing a design against the wall to see if it sticks, Hell, it's the company's founding philosophy, back to when Jason Levinthal...
View Article2024 Head Supershape e-Rally
Philpug: The Rally has been the SkiTalk.com weapon of choice from the Supershape collection since it was introduced two generations ago. It has the shape of the Magnum for fun short turns and some of...
View Article2024 4FRNT MSP CC
Test Team Note: Even with a slight construction change, we expect the 2024 model to ski on par with the outgoing core. We will update review when we get the new ski. Tricia: This was a sleeper ski for...
View Article2023 K2 Mindbender 99 Ti
Philpug: Size tested: 178 Location tested: Loveland Co Conditions tested in: Old packed powder As a huge fan of the original Mindbender, I was really excited to get on the new incarnation and to see...
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