Ski Reviews

Size tested: 165cm Location tested: Palisades Tahoe, CA Conditions tested in: Softening groomers, chopped up bumps, some springy slush Philpug...

Philpug Location Tested: Alpine Meadows Conditions: Spring slush Length: 170cm The Fischer RC4 CT was one of our favorite skis when it was in our...

Philpug Size tested: 177 Location tested: Brighton Conditions tested: chalky groomers Most people should be aware that the Deacon series is just...

From previous season ... Tricia Size tested: 166 cm Location tested: Palisades Tahoe Conditions tested in: Groomers, mixed conditions and bumps...

Philpug: While the Magnum isn’t the ski that started the Supershape revolution, it is the model that catapulted it into the mainstream. Each...

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...

Philpug: Length tested: 177 Location tested: Sun Valley Conditions: Fresh snow, mixed condition The Kendo 88 is just as important to Volkl for...

Rudi Riet Size tested: 174cm Where tested: Pico, VT, and Waterville Valley, NH Conditions tested in: Packed powder and refrozen ungroomed (Pico)...

Philpug: On paper, the Deacon 72 Master looks like a super-aggressive, hyper-demanding ski -- but that is just not the case. Sure, it checks all...

Philpug: The MSP 91 is an all new ski for 4FRNT and it is not just a MSP 99 with a narrower waist. While it drops 8 mm underfoot, the 91 is the...

Philpug Size tested: 175cm Location tested: Snowbasin, Ut Conditions tested in: Groomed old snow “Crabcakes and Football — that’s what Maryland...

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...

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...

Philpug: The Deacon goes back to its roots à la the old 724 Pro and AC50. This is a no-compromise ski, very powerful and precise. Of all the skis...

Tricia Size tested: 164 Location tested: Loveland, CO Conditions: Packed powder If you've read my reviews in the past few years, you know I'm a...

Philpug: The outgoing MX83 and MX84 were the gold standard for many of our readers as well as sales leaders in the MX collection, so the new MX83...

Philpug: Remember the very first Völkl Yumi? The Blaze 86 is the modern incarnation of that ski. Light, playful, easy -- and all with a bargain...

Updated from previous season ... Philpug: Like many of Blossoms other offerings the Pure 99’s numbers and specs are really pretty average when...

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

Philpug: I have owned every generation of Bonafide since it was introduced; each had its own, slightly different personality, but the Bonafide 97...