Ski Reviews

Philpug: Size tested: 177cm Location tested: Palisades Tahoe, CA Conditions tested in: Softening firm groomers, hard solid crust We get the...

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...

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...

Andy Mink Where Tested: Brighton, UT Conditions tested in: Frigid firm chalk groomers Size: 178cm Several years ago I skied a week at Jackson...

Philpug: This design had been around a few years before I had the chance to get on it. Shame on me. Say what you want about Eric Pollard, he is...

Tricia Size tested: 169 Location tested: Loveland Conditions tested: Mixed with wind loaded pockets It’s not very often that we get to try wider...

Drahtguy Kevin: Looking for a friend? The Vision 108 may be it. It is an easy ski that moves with you. The tip engages nicely off piste, pulling...

Philpug: Like some other skis, get rid of your preconceived perceptions of Line and how a light ski should ski. Yes, the Vision 98 is definitely...

Tricia: This ski is quite the diversion for Line Skis, so it piqued my interest. With this width, I would probably try it in a different length...

Tricia: When we had some questions come up onSkiTalk about the Pandora 94 it piqued my interest, so I've skied it at ski test a few years in a row...

Andy Mink Size tested: 182 Location tested: Mammoth Mountain, CA Conditions tested in: Cut up, warming up mid afternoon groomers This is a pretty...

Drahtguy Kevin Size tested: 184cm Location tested: Loveland, CO Conditions tested in: Fresh groomers, off piste chalk, moguls The soft groomers...

Philpug Size tested: 178cm Location tested: Loveland Co Conditions tested in: cold blower Mindbender 96C? After skiing the 89Ti and 99Ti, the 96C...

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

Rudi Riet Where tested: Waterville Valley, NH Conditions tested in: Dust-on-crust, groomed machine made, boilerplate Size: 176cm The two words...

Philpug: The K2 Turbo Charger didn’t get the love it should have -- not that any of the Charger collection did. The ski that was designed to make...

Philpug: K2 hit it out of the park with the Mindbenders, and the 108Ti is a good example of that success. The 108Ti, like its narrower brother the...

Philpug: The Kästle PX81 is the modern incarnation of the original LX82. Where the LX82 was a really nice mid-range carver, the PX81 takes that...

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...