On price alone, the flagship Fire Arrow qualifies as a super-premium system ski, and testers got their money’s worth. It’s a racy metal-reinforced construction with illegal GS sidecut, a slight twin tip, and insatiable greed for laid-over arcs. High marks across the board attest to its precision and performance, though testers agreed it’s not especially forgiving. The bolted-on carbon topsheet bling is designed to give it extra torsional solidity without adding a lot of weight, and the binding is integrated on a new wider footprint to maximize flex and energy transmission. Nothing beat it for rebound energy. “A ripping machine,” said one tester. “Give it your all and it will take more.”
