long term test

From an ongoing series of articles from our main page: Part 1: Pretest Briefing After Pugski’s inaugural visit to the SIA trade show, we set off to Copper Mountain to start testing skis. Testing skis isn’t just a matter of going from tent to tent deciding what we want to try that's fresh and...

Fischer Motive 95ti: updated review The Ski: Fischer Motive 95ti, 180cm, mounted with an Attack 13 demo binding, on the line. Early rise, with a bit of a tapered tip, 95mm underfoot, 19m radius The skier: 5 foot 9, 155lbs, a little rusty in the video (3rd day on the hill for the season)...

As Phil noted in his review of the Kicker P.O.T.U.S., these skis are built by a new producer in Washington, D.C. They arrived ready to tune, with a build that was easy to get ready for snow. The shape of the Filibuster reminds me of some of my favorite frontside skis but with less bulk and a...

I have a few days on these now in the conditions they were meant for: soft, deep snow. Maybe I am getting old but I am liking easy skis more and more all the time. The Wailer 106 with the new Foundation construction is just that, easy. Now, just because a ski is easy, doesn't mean it isn't good...

I took the F95 out again on 1/9. Conditions were cold, crisp and chalky. Where I have posted that many of the 95mm skis are skiing short, even the predecessor Cassiar 95, I have found this newly shaped Foundation F95 skis true to length. The on-snow feel of the new F95 is just as smooth in feel...

DPS gave Pugski three pairs of its new Foundation skis to review: the Uschi F82 (168cm) women's ski, the Cassiar F95 (178cm) all-mountain ski, and the Wailer F106 (185cm). Each pair is mounted with Tyrolia Attack 13 demo bindings. Read about what DPS is doing with the Foundation series HERE...

I don’t get on enough products from smaller brands and independent companies because most are just not that refined, or they aren’t designs I enjoy skiing. After Cyrus Schenck, Renoun’s founder and chief designer, reached out to get my opinion on his product, I did some research on him and his...

Kicker is a relatively new ski manufacturer from Washington … D.C., that is -- you know, the center of the ski design universe. Yes, we really didn’t expect skis to come from the District of Columbia either, but don’t click away yet. Think about Mid-Atlantic skiing: 500- to 1,000-ft vertical...

As Nordica prepares to release a 93mm version of its smash hit Enforcer, we have to ask: Can lightning strike twice? Initial impressions: Nordica is staying with a proven design. All too many times, a brand takes a great product and an established name and puts it on a lesser ski. Not the case...

Nordica Enforcer 100 Dimensions: 133-100-121 Radius: 18.5m@185cm Size tested: 185 Design: All New Summary: Hype-worthy soft-snow ski. Ski it to believe it. Now give me a 90mm version please .... Pros: Stable, quick and smooth, versatile, skis like a low 90s ski, FUN, energetic, damp but with...