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July 24, 2009
Category: Women's Powder Wide
Category ranking: No. 1;
Average score: 3.85;
Balance of skills: 3.78;
Best for: Hard-snow versatility;
Not for: Holly-go-lightlies
July 23, 2009
Category: Women's Powder Wide;
Category ranking: No. 2;
Average score: 3.80;
Balance of skills: 3.92;
Best for: A quick and spirited ride;
Not for: Bottomless pow, where liveliness is muffled
July 22, 2009
Category ranking: No. 1 (tie)
Average score: 3.78
Balance of skills: 3.96
Best for: Athletic skiers who can handle the rebound
Not for: Lightweights or the overly cautious
July 22, 2009
Category ranking: No. 1 (tie)
Average score: 3.78
Best For: Versatility (a great Eastern powder ski)
Not For: Smearing, surfing in deepest powder
July 22, 2009
Category ranking: No. 3
Average score: 3.77
Balance of skills: 3.62
Best For: Smoothing rough terrain; gaining confidence
Not For: The quickest of turns in the tightest of spots
July 24, 2009
Category: Women's Freeride;
Category ranking: No. 3;
Average score: 3.76;
Balance of skills: 3.90;
Best for: An everyday ski for a range of abilities;
Not for: Short turns are not its forte
July 22, 2009
Category: Men's Powder Wide;
Category ranking: No. 4
Average score: 3.65
Best for: A fluid, quick-footed attack
Not for: Wide-open bowls at super G speeds
July 23, 2009
Category ranking: No. 4
Average score: 3.62
Balance of skills: 3.70
Best for: The less skilled: It’s a great teacher.
Not for: Slalom turns
July 22, 2009
Category ranking: No. 5
Average score: 3.35
Balance of skills: 3.38
Best for: Aggressively charging the fall line
Not for: Weak or tentative technique
July 22, 2009
Category: Men's Powder Wide;
Category ranking: No. 6;
Average score: 3.34;
Balance of skills: 3.2;
Best for: Looking good and feeling confident at speed;
Not for: Cautious and/or lightweight skiers
