Ski Reviews

Andy Mink: Size tested: 178 Location tested: Mammoth Mountain, CA Conditions tested in: Early morning groomers YEEHAW! Let 'r rip! At 68mm...

Philpug Size tested: 184cm Location tested: Loveland, CO Conditions tested in: Soft groomers, 6-8” powder, crud, moguls, trees The FX106Ti is a...

Tricia: When Head decided to shake up the KORE lineup by tweaking the name and changing the construction, they took this ski to the next level...

Size tested: 170 cm Location tested: Loveland, CO Conditions tested: Mixed conditions Tricia: The Head Kore 93, which has been a very popular ski...

Tricia: The Super Joy got a bit of a makeover last year with an all-new shape, molds, and karuba core, also used in the Kore series. As much as I...

Philpug: Kästle has always offered a narrow MX. The 70, 74, 78, even a 67 have always been in the line, but they were never really marketed to the...

Philpug: The DX85 is a replacement for the outgoing LX; it is also a MX Lite, closer in feel to the MX skis than the intermediate-inspired LX82s...

Updated from previous season ... Philpug: As soon as I skied the ZX108, I thought, We are going to see a ZX98 in 3, 2, 1…. Sure and close enough...

It's not very often that we get on an entry-level ski, but when Kästle brought this one to the lineup, it begged for some attention. Kästle has...

Philpug: Yes, it would be easy to say that the Reckoner is just a replacement for the Shreditor 102. I mean, both skis are 102 underfoot, how...

Philpug: You know we were smitten with the previous K2 Charger collection; damn, we will miss those extremely underrated and underappreciated...

Philpug: The previous generation Turbo Charger didn’t get the love it should have -- not that any of the Charger collection did. The ski that was...

Updated from previous seasons ... Philpug: Like its racier brothers the MTi and STi, the 82Ti but this one has some finesse to it. Where the...

Philpug: OK, this is a big-boy ski designed under the watchful eye of retired US Ski Team member Warner Nickerson. I am guessing after skiing the...

Updated from previous season ... Philpug: The Rally has been the SkiTalk.com weapon of choice from the Supershape collection since it was...

Updated from previous season ... Philpug: There you go, Head, there you go. While I personally never warmed up to the original Kore 99, I find...

Tricia: Fischer is one brand that is steering away from women’s-specific skis, but it is offering skis in a variety of lengths and flex patterns...

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...

Philpug: The Fischer RC One GT 86 has a mouthful of a name; an accomplished skier could make it down the better part of some ski trails before...

Philpug: Are you allowed to say publicly that you have a favorite kid? Well, after a few cocktails, it might slip out that one of the kids might...