We got an opportunity to test eight interesting 2010-2010 freeride skis from Armada, K2, Movement and Völkl. It seems like rocker is now mainstream and the ski waist widths got still a bit wider. Read more and find out how we liked these interesting new ski models…

We have been quiet with the blog lately. I actually went skiing instead of blogging and logged some 20 days in March/early April. Read my opinion of hand made Birdos Skis “Early Birds”, 191cm tested in Andermatt, Switzerland.

K2 states “Emulate PK Hunder’s double cork 1080 or just bust out some of the ol’ moves on the topsheet. Either way, we’ll be proud. Keep it Extreme”. Well, we tried to do exactly that. Read more and find out what our testers thought about K2 Extreme/Marker Jester Schizofrantic combination in the park…

Have you heard about Whitedot skis? See how Fred “The Mighty Cliff Hucker” or “The Crazy Norwegian” Syversen makes his own Whitedot pro model!

What kind of ski is Armada JJ? Janne got a chance to review Armada JJ last season, and here is his take on this ski model.

Overall ratingNo RatingsValue for moneyNo RatingsBeginnersNo RatingsExperiencedNo RatingsBackcountryNo RatingsSlopesNo RatingsThe 30-year-old Dan Loutrel runs Birdos, a small company in Andermatt producing skis of unmatched quality and appeal. Along with respected names such as Shane McConkey (RIP), Pete Turner and Stephan Drake, Birdos is among the chosen few that are suspected to have started the reverse [...]

Twin Parabolic Ski! And we’re not talking twintip here. The designer of these things thinks that two is better than four and decided to double the number of skis underfoot. Who would’ve thought?

Janne’s review of 4 different freeride-orientated skis from Atomic.

Janne’s review of these fun rockered skis with a funky shape.

Lacroix is offering some serious bling bling – these skis come with gold inscription accomponied with four different kinds of crystal. Forget that house that you were saving for and check these out..

Janne reviews 6 pairs of Armada, Elan and Movement skis in icy conditions. Some of the fat skis did surprisingly well..

Overall ratingNo RatingsValue for moneyNo RatingsBeginnersNo RatingsExperiencedNo RatingsBackcountryNo RatingsSlopesNo RatingsThe ski season 2008-2009 has barely started and the companies are already releasing info on the next season’s (09/10) models.
Here is a quick look on some new skis – some really interesting concepts, some pretty wild and weird designs too. All this information is found on [...]