All-terrain skiing, moderate speeds, medium turns

Ski Canada’s Adventure All-Mountain category is focused on all-terrain skiing at comfortable speeds. To match the expectations for this group, testers kept their speeds down and focused on how the skis performed on both groomed and ungroomed snow, with special attention to such things as how balanced they felt (sweet spot) and general good manners in less-than-perfect conditions. That said, testers are always surprised at how much energy is in these skis and agree there’s no compromise in this category. Waists 75-85.

THE PLAYING FIELD
The temperature was just below freezing with heavier snow and poor visibility for most of the morning. Visibility was worse at the top in the moguls, but the bottom half allowed for higher speeds. There was some
skiing-by-Braille moments, but also the opportunity for a true all-mountain experience. Test day was certainly a day when one had to trust one’s skis.

Skis tested in the All-Mountain category:

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WOMEN

RECOMMENDATIONS: skier weight, skier ability, snow conditions, skier style

ADVENTURE ALL-MOUNTAIN TEST REPORT: full magazine page layouts as a PDF file

ADVENTURE ALL-MOUNTAIN DATA: numeric scoring chart