Announcing the 2016 Editors’ Choice Awards, selected from more than 400 skis, splitboards, bindings and boots tested at Powder Mountain, Utah and Crested Butte, Colo. For more than 100 additional gear reviews, plus in-depth tester feedback on each of these Editors’ Choice winners, check out the 2016 Gear Guide.
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DYNAFIT HOKKAIDO
$900 - dynafit.com
SIZES (cm): 176, 182, 189, 195
DIMENSIONS (mm): 142/118/131
WEIGHT/PAIR: 9 lbs. 11 oz. (189)
Bottom Line: A powder-focused play-boat for touring on the deepest days.
ATOMIC CENTURY 109
$725 - atomic.com
SIZES (cm): 159, 167, 175
DIMENSIONS (mm): 132/109/122
WEIGHT/PAIR: 7 lbs. 8 oz. (167)
Bottom Line: A women’s-specific knockout, particularly favored by lighter testers at slow to moderate speeds.
BLACK CROWS CORVUS FREEBIRD
$840 - black-crows.com
SIZES (cm): 175, 183
DIMENSIONS (mm): 139/109/122
WEIGHT/PAIR: 8 lbs. 8 oz. (183)
Bottom Line: “The Swiss Army Knife” of French skis. Floats in pow and rails on hardpack.
BLIZZARD ZERO G 108
$960 - blizzard-skis.com
SIZES (cm): 171, 178, 185
DIMENSIONS (mm): 136/108/122
WEIGHT/PAIR: 7 lbs. 11 oz. (185)
Bottom Line: A one-ski quiver that’s powerful on the descent and light enough for long tours.
ARMADA KUFO 103
$775 - armadaskis.com
SIZES (cm): 168, 177, 186
DIMENSIONS (mm): 120/103/124
WEIGHT/PAIR: 7 lbs. (177)
Bottom Line: A ringer all-mountain ski updated to have more float while maintaining the stability of the previous Kufo.
G3 SYNAPSE 101W
$900 - genuineguidegear.com
SIZES (cm): 165, 170, 175
DIMENSIONS (mm): 130/101/118
WEIGHT/PAIR: 5 lbs. 12 oz. (165)
Bottom Line: The Synapse lives up to G3’s boast. It prances up the skintrack and pounces the whole way down.
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