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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 22, 2009
Category ranking: No. 1
Average score: 3.49
Balance of skills: 3.18
Best For: Taming crud, carving trenches on softpack
Not For: Surfing and smearing in powder; tight bumps
July 22, 2009
Category: Men's Freeride;
Category ranking: No. 2;
Average score: 3.45;
Balance of skills: 3.42;
Best for: Hard-snow/soft-snow versatility;
Not for: Skidded turns—a total waste of its talents
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 22, 2009
Category ranking: No. 3
Average score: 3.32
Balance of skills: 3.19
Best for: Smoothing out soft chop at GS speeds
Not for: Bumps, or any kind of technical hard-snow line
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. 4 (tie);
Average score: 3.31;
Balance of skills: 3.23;
Best for: Athletic skiers: It reacts quickly to pressure.
Not for: Sunday drivers: This ski demands attention.
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. 6 (tie);
Average score: 3.29;
Balance of skills: 3.37;
Best for: Maching through soft snow;
Not for: Lighter, less aggressive skiers
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
