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September 22, 2010
Rossignol’s S86 ranked No. 1 in the Men’s Mixed Snow category (see p. 73). The women’s version is, thankfully, not watered down: Vertical sidewalls, two sheets of metal and a full wood core give it plenty of hard-snow integrity. Meanwhile, a rockered tip and tail ease through crud and bumps like water running downhill. (It scored No. 3 in Forgiveness.) Testers agreed that the S86W suited the category perfectly: a Jill of all trades that scored highly in every criterion, but didn’t stand out in any one. A very versatile ski for all levels. “Super fun and smooth,” said Gillet. “You could really take them anywhere.”
September 22, 2010
Here’s an interesting design that elicited strong reactions, mostly positive. Salomon bills the Twenty Twelve as a park/freeride hybrid—but if you’re not a park rat, don’t dismiss it yet. Yes, it’s aggressively rockered, tip and tail. Its sidecut carves as well backward as forward. And our test model felt forward-mounted. Yet it surprised us with easy-going, fluid freeriding skills and supreme forgiveness. All that rocker smooths the ride in bumps and harbor chop. It’s nimble and buoyant. And on the groomed, well, you get used to it. All in all, a refreshing eye-opener. “Easy skiing; requires very little effort,” said Gleason.
September 22, 2010
Rossignol had a great test this year, and here’s the poster child of the Rooster’s fully fledged return to relevance. The S86 is an accomplished generalist. Sidecut and traditional camber underfoot combined with a wood-core, metal-reinforced
construction make it surefooted on hard snow. But rocker and reverse camber tip-and-tail make it fun and easy in powder, crud, even bumps. It pivots, skids, smears, carves—whatever is asked of it—making it a great choice for anything but the deepest powder or hardest ice. “Hungry for fun in all conditions, especially crud and bumps,” said Scholey.
September 22, 2010
Rossignol had a great test this year, and here’s the poster child of the Rooster’s fully fledged return to relevance. The S86 is an accomplished generalist. Sidecut and traditional camber underfoot combined with a wood-core, metal-reinforced
construction make it surefooted on hard snow. But rocker and reverse camber tip-and-tail make it fun and easy in powder, crud, even bumps. It pivots, skids, smears, carves—whatever is asked of it—making it a great choice for anything but the deepest powder or hardest ice. “Hungry for fun in all conditions, especially crud and bumps,” said Scholey.
July 23, 2009
Category: Women's Freeride;
Category ranking: No. 6 (tie);
Average score 3.29;
Balance of skills: 3.35;
Best for: Precise, aggressive skiers;
Not for: The cavalier
July 23, 2009
Category: Women's Freeride;
Category ranking: No. 4 (tie);
Average score: 3.31;
Balance of skills: 3.3;
Best for: Powder;
Not for: Those who prize power over ease
July 23, 2009
Category: Women's Freeride;
Category ranking: No. 1;
Average score: 3.61;
Balance of skills: 3.6;
Best for: Eastern freeriders;
Not for: Deep powder, where its attributes are wasted
July 23, 2009
Category: Women's Freeride;
Category ranking: No. 3;
Average score: 3.32;
Balance of skills: 3.48;
Best for: A wide range of abilities;
Not for: East Coast or Midwest boilerplate
July 23, 2009
Category: Women's Freeride;
Category ranking: No. 2;
Average score: 3.38;
Balance of skills: 3.35;
Best for: Tahoe crud;
Not for: Mary Jane: It’s too stiff to zipper down bumps.
July 23, 2009
Category: Women's Freeride;
Category ranking: No. 6 (tie);
Average score: 3.29;
Balance of skills: 3.37;
Best for: Maching through soft snow;
Not for: Lighter, less aggressive skiers
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