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Ski Mag | Outdoor Gear Lab | Real Skiers | |||
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Head Kore 93 | 4.34 | Volkl M5 Mantra | 90 | Dynastar Legend 96 | 88.67 |
Blizzard Bonafide | 4.07 | Blizzard Rustler | 86 | Blizard Bonafide | 86.79 |
Nordica Enforcer 100 | 4.05 | Kastle VX96 HP | 84 | Head Kore 99 | 85.9 |
Dynastar Menace 98 | 4.05 | Nordica Enforcer 93 | 80 | Kastle MX99 | 85.41 |
Volkl Mantra M5 | 4.03 | Head Kore 93 | 80 | Volkl M5 Mantra | 84.64 |
Elan Black Edition Ripstick 96 | 3.95 | Blizzard Bonafide | 71 | Nordica Enforcer 100 | 84.88 |
K2 Mindbender 99Ti | 3.94 | Dynastar Legend X96 | 71 | Salomon QST 99 | 83.43 |
Solomon QST 99 | 58 |
Head Kore 93 | Head Kore 99W | Blizzard Bonafide | Dynastar Menace98 | nordica enforcer 100 | Volkl Mantra M5 | K2 Mindbender 99 TI | Blizzard Rustler 10 | |
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Overall Rating | 4.34 | 4.19 | 4.07 | 4.05 | 4.05 | 4.03 | 3.94 | 3.76 |
Tip / Waist / Tail (In Millimeters) | 133/93/115 | 131-97-118 | 135/98/119 | 132/98/120 | 133/100/121 | 132/98/120 | 138/99/123 | 133/102/122.5 |
Lengths (In Centimeters) | 153, 162, 171, 180, 189 | 153, 162, 171 | 166, 173, 180, 187 | 169, 175, 181, 187 | 169, 177, 185, 193 | 170, 177, 184, 191 | 170, 177, 184, 191 | 164, 172, 180, 188 |
Radius (In Meters) | 16.4 | 15.1 | 18 | 23 | 18.5 | 21.2 | 19 | |
Flotation | 3.93 | 4.13 | 3.36 | 4 | 4.44 | 4 | 3.86 | 3.88 |
Quickness / Maneuverability | 4.57 | 4.25 | 4 | 4.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 4.14 | 4.13 |
Playfulness | 4.29 | 4.19 | 3.64 | 4.58 | 3.69 | 3.67 | 4 | 4.06 |
Forgiveness | 3.93 | 4.06 | 3.57 | 4.08 | 3.44 | 3.67 | 3.79 | 3.81 |
Hard Snow Performance | 4.36 | 3.75 | 4.64 | 3.5 | 4.31 | 4.17 | 3.86 | 3.44 |
Crud Performance | 4.5 | 4.13 | 4.57 | 3.92 | 4.25 | 4.33 | 3.93 | 3.38 |
Balance Of Skills | 4.29 | 4.31 | 3.79 | 3.92 | 3.69 | 4.08 | 3.93 | 3.63 |
Advanced | Women’s Advanced | Expert | Intermediate | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced |
The 12 Best Women's All-Mountain Skis of the Year - Ski Mag
A few recommended by several ski shops in the Tahoe area: Blizard Bonified 98 166 Dynastar Legend 96 171 (Recommended by Buck Brown at OlympicBootWorks.com) K2 Mindbender 90TI Head Kore 99 Volkl M5 Mantra
The Best Women's All-Mountain Skis | GearLab
Volkl Secret 92
Rossignol Soul 7 HD W
Category | Dynastar Legend 96 | Blizard Bonafide | Volkl M5 Mantra | Head Kore 99 | Salomon QST 99 | Rosignall Soul 7 | K2 Mindbender 90Ti | Dynastar Menace 98 | Head Kore 93 | Blizzard Rustler 10 | AVERAGE | |
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All mountain power skier | finesse pick | All mountain power skier | ||||||||||
power | 9 | 8.82 | 8.64 | 8.63 | 8.29 | 8.01 | 8 | 7.92 | 8.41 | 8.18 | 8.39 | power |
Finesse | 8.67 | 8.56 | 8.31 | 8.57 | 8.43 | 8.19 | 8.05 | 8.27 | 8.49 | 8.33 | 8.387 | Finesse |
Early to the edge | 9.67 | 9.07 | 8.52 | 8.25 | 8 | 7.88 | 7.75 | 7.86 | 8.2 | 8.18 | 8.338 | Early to the edge |
Continuous carve/accurate | 9 | 8.93 | 9 | 8.75 | 8.43 | 7.84 | 8.25 | 8 | 8.4 | 7.88 | 8.448 | Continuous carve/accurate |
Rebound turn/finish | 9 | 8.71 | 8.8 | 8.45 | 8 | 7.76 | 7.88 | 7.43 | 8.6 | 8.06 | 8.269 | Rebound turn/finish |
Stability/Accuracy @ speed | 9.33 | 9.07 | 9.12 | 9.2 | 8.43 | 8.04 | 8.38 | 8.29 | 8 | 8.29 | 8.615 | Stability/Accuracy @ speed |
Short-radius turns | 8.67 | 8.29 | 7.48 | 7.95 | 8 | 7.6 | 7.88 | 8 | 8.73 | 7.82 | 8.042 | Short-radius turns |
Off-Piste performance | 8.33 | 8.93 | 8.56 | 8.8 | 8.57 | 8.8 | 7.88 | 7.29 | 8.53 | 8.76 | 8.445 | Off-Piste performance |
Low-speed turning | 8 | 8.14 | 7.76 | 8.25 | 8.29 | 7.84 | 7.88 | 8.14 | 8.73 | 8.24 | 8.127 | Low-speed turning |
Forgiveness/Ease | 9.33 | 8.21 | 8.04 | 8.55 | 8.86 | 8.6 | 8.13 | 8.57 | 8.73 | 8.53 | 8.555 | Forgiveness/Ease |
Drift/scrub | 8.33 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.29 | 8.48 | 9.38 | 9.29 | 8.47 | 8.76 | 8.66 | Drift/scrub |
Finesse/Power balance | 9 | 8.71 | 8.96 | 9 | 8.57 | 8.16 | 8 | 7.57 | 8.53 | 8.29 | 8.479 | Finesse/Power balance |
TOTAL | 88.67 | 86.79 | 84.64 | 85.9 | 83.43 | 81 | 80.38 | 81.43 | 84.6 | 82.82 | 83.966 | TOTAL |
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