We first saw the Power Switch, a dial with “On” and “Off” settings, last season, on Völkl’s Tigershark carving skis. We muttered, “Gimmick.” Then we skied it. Set to “On,” the switch pushes two carbon rods—one runs from tail to tip inside each side of the ski—into two springs, one on either side of the tip. Thus tensioned, the rods imparted a noticeably higher level of reactivity and power to the ski. Now comes the Grizzly (131/89/114)—a Best in Test winner in the All-Mountain Expert category in our ’08–’09 test. It boasts an updated Power Switch with a new “Dynamic” setting—slightly less aggressive than Power. And last season, Völkl’s sister brand Marker introduced the Duke and Jester bindings, which feature toe- and heelpieces that are wider than those of traditional alpine bindings. Incorporated with a widened version of Völkl’s free-flexing Motion system, these new toe- and heelpieces create the first system binding designed for skis wider than 80 millimeters. A fat waist keeps the Griz afloat in powder; the new wide binding gives it race-carve performance on groomers. [$1,525; http://volkl.com/ski/ target=_blank>volkl.com]