Fischer World Cup Giant Slalom (2006)

Fischer prides itself on offering race skis virtually identical to what it uses on the World Cup. The only difference is flex. World Cup athletes use race-room products of exacting stiffness. Commercially available Fischer race skis are appropriately softer to better suit second-tier athletes. Still too stiff for freeskiing fun? For most, yes, though hardcore carvers and town-league champs will find the shorter lengths sufficiently manageable. But testers felt it belonged in the course, where its edge-grip was unshakable, and only worked best at race speed, where G-forces helped flex it. DelliQuadri liked its "crisp, clean edge and the way it shoots into each turn."