People's Ski Test 2010, Volkl
People's Ski Test 2010, Volkl
Given the conditions (hardpack), the Gotamas, Mantras and Katanas and Kikus mostly stayed in the rack. Folks were more interested in the narrower waists. We had some racers in the house, as evidenced by the cards we got on the Racetiger competition boards. But the ACs (AC50 and AC30) were the most popular test models, followed by the narrower, racier Tigersharks(11 Foot, 10 Foot and 8 Foot). On the women’s side, the Fuego and Aurora were the most-tested.
If citizen testers vote with their feet—testing the brands they think they like best—then Volkl was the top vote-getter.
Among skis that got enough test runs for a valid result, here are the rankings:
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