These days, the holy grail of ski design is one that marries skiability with surfability. I live in Colorado, so I ski equal parts deep powder and hardpack. SkiLogik’s skis are responsive, carvy, and smooth, thanks to their full woodcore. The Rockstar also has an ample dose of rocker, plus a reasonable amount of camber, which should make them the ultimate powder-day weapon—that still gets the job done on the groomers. $790; skilogik.com. --Sally Francklyn, online editor