A super agile and
super resilient slalom
ski with bomber edge
grip, for today’s
talent

The RTM 80 is unlike
most other skis. It mixes
firmness from a wood and
steel core with

The Preacher is a
winner of ski tests, and
on the Freeride World
Tour, and this
CarbonLite

The Kenja makes the
ideal choice for good
skiers who love to ski
firm snow, all the
conditions

Line's mission with
this ski is perfectly
straight-forward, Blend
the park with the
backcountry.

Salomon have got it
exactly right with the
shape and construction of
the X-Drive 80. This

Making major
development possible for
big talents on small
feet. The RC4 Worldcup SL
JR

The Sick Day 95 is a
fun, lively ski that
will rip on groomers and
float in powder,
comparable

This isn't some men's
all-mountain carver
re-hashed and softened
for women. It's a
specifically

The X-Drive 80
Ti has the capacity to
wow and surprise. One
minute it is a
thoroughbred

The Sir Francis Bacon
is the ultimate ski for
riders who have a
free-spirited approach
to

The Allura is an
all-mountain carver, a
real performance women's
ski capable of
powerful

This very special ski
will go up hill with as
much ease as it glides
through powder and

The best all-mountain
carver just got better.
The brand new X-Drive 8.0
FS uses a carbon

This is quite simply
the best piste ski for
under £500. It manages
to mix a calm,
reassuring

The Experience 80 is
perfectly built to take
intermediates to the next
level and beyond.

The Bonfide is the
benchmark freeride ski
under 100mm. It's the ski
every brand aims to

The AK version has all
the same sweet upgrades
as the regular JJ: longer
radius for better

The Q-88 Lux is all
about inspiring
confidence and exploring
new terrain. The
stability

The Temptation 84 is a
modern all-mountain ski
that charges off-piste as
hard as it rips

If the Magnum is the
reference performance
piste ski then the Titan
is most definitely
the

Some twin tips can end
up too park specific,
some end up just a
fashion-twin with no
freestyle

Volkl has a reputation
for building skis with
great grip and precision,
and the RTM 75

It's simple, to make
a good all-mountain ski
you only need a few
criteria: medium
waist,

Check Wikipedia under
versatile and you'll find
a whole paragraph on the
Theory. It's the

Another Atomic ski
that never disappoints,
the Elysian is a wide
all-mountain option,

We got a late season
powder day on our staff
test in Hinterux, and
the fight for these

Volkl kept their DNA
but ignored the rule book
with the RTM 81,
creating a monster of
an

The Aurena suits
intermediate and sporty
novice skiers looking to
progress quickly and
to

The Aura is well known
as an all-condition
charger, responding more
the harder it is
worked.

The ARVw has
thoroughbred credentials
with a Comp Series Base,
carbon fibre layup and
Hybrid

Hitting straight at
the group of powerful
all-mountain skis around
100mm in the waist,

Armada's flagship park
model, the everyday ski
for serious park skiers.
AR50 Sidewalls

Skis with this much
park performance really
shouldn't work that
brilliantly across the
rest

The Affinity Storm is
a repeat Best on Test and
for very good reason, it
skis exceptionally

For many half-decent
piste skiers the
challenge of new terrain,
even at the side of
runs,

The Step mixes up
freestyle performance
with all-mountain fun.
The symmetrical shape
means

There's a very good
reason that the Q-90 is a
year-on-year favourite
with staff and
customers

The Redster JR II is
aimed at the youngest
racers, those just
starting out and
wanting

The Juvy is a junior
twin tip for all-mountain
rippers, built using
many adult features

The Redster JR III is
the perfect ski for the
aspiring junior racer. It
has a light core

The Bushwacker has
quietly won fans for the
last few years, but the
secret's now out. It

Built for long,
efficient approaches and
technical skiing, the
Carbon Aspect is a
classically

The upgraded El Rey is
now livelier and even
more playful. The turn
radius and 85mm waist

Anyone serious about
freestyle performance
needs to have a Wall on
their shopping list.

The Cloud 7 is all
about installing
confidence and improving
technique. Nose rocker
ensures

The Supreme is more
than capable of producing
smiles over the whole
mountain. A 16m
radius

The Redster FIS SL JR
is Atomic’s highest
performing junior SL ski.
It boasts a new
construction

Skiing quick, precise
turns should never be
this simple but they are
on a Cloud 9,
Atomic's

The Juvy is a junior
twin tip for all-mountain
rippers, built using
many adult features

Our Ski-of-the-Year,
the NRGY 90, uses the
latest shaping know-how
with lots of rocker

Now with a longer
radius for better
stability and a tweaked
shape for more effective
edge,

The Unique 4 is
designed to flow smoothly
down groomed pistes,
aiding technique
without

The NRGY 80 is the
little brother to the
award winning 90 and
benefits from all the
same

Your skis should help
and improve your skiing,
making it easier and more
enjoyable. And

The i.GS is the ski
for the next generation
of wild at heart
performers. Hard-core
grip

Rossignol have created
a smooth flowing,
cruising machine with
this ski, ideal for
intermediates

The Spitfire Pro is
our piste specialist,
the high-performance ski
that can offer more

This was one of
pleasant surprises during
testing, quite how
Nordica can put so much
performance

The GS IQ is a kids’
ski that has ‘fun’ as
its mantra. It’s
lightweight and not too
stiff,

The Missy is the twin
sister of the Juvy. It's
a junior twin tip for all
mountain girlies,

The Belle to Belle is
perfect for skiers who
spend the majority of
time on-piste, but
demand

The ski of choice for
many a ski-professional,
the Magnum is the
reference
advanced/expert

The all-new Bent
Chetler is for powerful
all-condition riders,
skiers who point 'em
and

This is our Women's
Ski of the Year, a
proven top-seller and
regular test winner.
It's

Nordica is fast
building a reputation for
making very good
all-mountain skis for
women.

Reworking a ski as
established as the Mantra
could be daunting, but
not when the starting

Not originally in our
pre-test range, the
Peacemaker easily skied
itself into the final

The GS IQ is a kids’
ski that has ‘fun’ as
its mantra. It’s
lightweight and not too
stiff,

The phrase
'game-changer' is
over-used, but not here.
The Soul 7 has opened
many skiers'

The Super 7 has the
width and float of a big
ski, ready for deep days
and new adventures.

The Cantika's core has
been tweaked to make it
more versatile, without
damaging the park

The high-tech,
high-quality Manaslu
smoothly crosses over
from pure tourer to
off-piste

What a dilemma. Is
this is a freestyle model
that loves the whole
mountain, or is it a

Not sure if you want a
freestyle ski, but
positive you need
all-mountain performance?
Then

New to us for this
season, the Samba uses
Blizzard's proven
free-mountain 98mm waist
shape

The Kendo follows a
tried and tested formula
from Volkl. Keep the
construction solid
for

Rossignol struck gold
with the Savory 7, a
powder ski that will
happily take on the
whole

The TSTw is a slim
freeride model and thanks
to its EST All-Mountain
Rocker – that uses

The Sheeva is another
ski that pleasantly
surprised us during
testing with its ability
to

Anyone thinking of
buying their first wider
ski but worried how its
piste and slow speed

The Carbon Convert is
a remarkably lightweight,
rockered touring ski
designed to blend