M's Freeride Skis: 2010

Once the weapon of Westerners, midfats can now conquer East Coast ice, too. So no matter your locale, if soft snow is your specialty but you dabble in the groomed, these skis are for you.

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Atomic Savage TI 2009-10

MSRP $1,049 flat

Dimensions 133-93-122

Category Ranking No. 3

Average Score 3.32

Meet the new top end of the Nomad line. It’s 7 mm wider than the vaunted Crimson, and Atomic softened the tip for flotation. We worried it might be too planky for non-powder fun; we needn’t have. The Savage is strong but manageable, and it especially used its size to its advantage in typical front-side junk. It gave up points for quickness and rebound energy but got plenty back for powder and crud performance. “Easy on the aging infrastructure; really performs in broken snow,” said Morgan.

Best for Smoothing out soft chop at GS speeds

Not for Bumps, or any kind of technical hard-snow line