Freeride Downhill Skiing

Volkl Katana Skis - The Volkl Katana Skis feature a top-end construction with full Sensorwood and two sheets of titanium. Meticulously matched with Volkl's Extended Low Profile (ELP) rocker, the Katana's 111mm waist gives you float, while the beefy construction allows great handling on harder snow. For good skiers who want a big mountain powder ski that can handle the groomed on occasion, the Volkl Katana Skis are the weapon of choice. Tough Box construction features a Multi-Layer wood core wrapped with a Composite/Fiberglass sheath to create the ultimate resilience and snap for freeskiing models.

K2 DarkSide Ski - If only you knew the power ... Whether your sights are set on long tours in the backcountry or pow-hunting in-bounds, the early-rise tip, 128-millimeter-waisted K2 DarkSide Ski is game. The Darkside's flat tail offers stability for out-of-bounds traverses and high-speed exits and is convenient for pit digging, plus K2 included a notch in the tail so your skins stay put all skin-track long. Torsion box construction creates a solid underfoot sidewall while reducing weight in the tips and tails for nimbleness in the deepsAspen and paulownia core creates an optimal combination of stability and weight savings—great for transitioning between out-of-bounds and in-bounds skiingAspen/PaulowniaEarly-rise tips, or...

Black Diamond Zealot Ski - Black Diamond Zealot Ski - Men's: Part big-mountain gun, part semi-rockered play ski, the redesigned Black Diamond Zealot has already made multiple appearances on the Freeskiing and Freeride World Tour podiums. This ultra-damp ski is built using our new 3D Metal Sandwich construction-a sidewall-style layup with machined Titanal sheets for ultimate stability at speed. A lightweight paulownia wood core prevents unseemly weight gain, while a rockered tip and semi-rockered tail make direction changes completely intuitive.•Designed for higher speeds and longer turns than the AMPerage, more soft-snow oriented than the Verdict.•Optimal use: 50% soft snow / 50% hard snow3D Metal Sandwich with Titanal, paulownia wood core...

Blizzard Cochise Skis - Blizzard Cochise Ski - Men's: The Cochise Men’s Free Mountain Ski is made for shredding the whole mountain. Built with the late Arne Backstrom’s design, Blizzard’s revolutionary Flip Core Technology, and their Natural Rocker literally flips the wood core over and is pressed in without bending or shaping the ski artificially. This is a real and noticeable difference in performance when compared to all other Rockered skis. Their Flip Core and Natural Rocker (tip and tail rocker, flat under foot) are the reason The Cochise won Skiing Magazines Ski of the Year for ’11-’12.

Rossignol Super 7 - The Rossignol Super 7: is a pure big mountain and powder ski, built for powerful and professional skiers to handle the steepest terrain and the deepest snow. The Super 7 has the dimensions of the original S7, with an added two layers of titanium. The result is a truly revolutionary powder ski, which combines a low underfoot camber with a highly rockered tip and tail. The rocker design provides unparalleled floatation and control, making the skis agile and stable at high speeds on big terrain.

Volkl Kuro Skis - Volkl Kuro Ski: Fade to black and throw down the hammer on Volkl’s widest ski! The 132mm waist of the Kuro Ski is outfitted with an ELP Rocker that provides effortless float and control in the deepest powder stashes you could imagine. For a wide ski, the Kuro is incredibly easy to handle. Powered by Carbon for added pop, the Kuro cuts with ease, leaving a track smoother than a sumi brush painted on the mountainside.

Volkl Shiro - Volkl Shiro Ski – 2012: The anticipation of a powder day is enough to send any Freeskiier over the edge. What better way to unleash that anticipation than a brand new, award winning ski? That is a rhetorical question given this brand new Volkl Ski’s achievements: Skiing Magazine Official Selection 2012; Ski Magazine Gold Medal; Editor’s Pick 2011-2012; Powder Magazine Skier’s Choice 2012; Gear Guide ’12 Peaks Epic Choice. BOOYAH! With a 119mm waist, the Shiro Ski from Volkl is a big mountain powder ski that channels that anticipation with a smooth powder touch and surprising on piste control.

Armada JJ - Come and enjoy the most versatile premium powder fat ski on the market, the Armada JJ have a shorter turning radius than its big brother Magic J for that quicker graceful turn. The Armada JJ has the EST Freeride Rocker feature, which provides the best of camber that is out of this world. The rockered tips and tails work together with a positive camber underfoot that gives you the best in floatation in soft deep snow, and additionally can provide that great edge control in the hard pack.

4Frnt CRJ Skis - The 4FRNT CRJ Skis are versatile, playful boards with powder ski dimensions that let let your imagination rule how you turn and use the terrain, rather than someone else's notion of "correct" skiing. Moving the contact points toward the center of the ski makes the CRJ pivot on demand and the wide waist dimensions will float you in the deepest fluff. Still in the 4FRNT line and still ruling after 3 years, the CRJ is a crowd favorite with creative freeskiers.

4Frnt Turbo Skis - The twin tipped Glosstop topsheet 4FRNT Turbo skis provide a stage for intermediate to advanced level riders to perform on. Nothing stands in the way of the 4FRNT Turbo skis 360 Full Wrap Edges and ISO Sport Sintered 2000 Base. Floating in pow will be easy because of the early rise profile on the tips and the camber under foot will drive you from edge to edge with lightning quick response on the corduroy.

K2 Pon2oon Skis - K2 Pon2oon Ski – 2012: if you possess the ability put two and two together, you will see in its name that the K2 Pon2oon Ski was, and is even more so now (i.e. 2012), designed to help keep you afloat in the backcountry and during epic powder days. So when the snow falls at a blinding pace, call upon its Powder Rocker; the combination of an elevated rocker tip and tail with camber under foot provide more float than the United States Navy, with great control and edgehold on firmer conditions; it has clout.

Black Diamond Megawatt - Black Diamond Megawatt: Black Diamond's original big-mountain powder slayer, the completely redesigned Megawatt returns with a host of tweaks that add much-improved stability and versatility on hard snow while retaining the unsinkable, playful performance in soft snow that skiers have come to love. Black Diamond stiffened the rockered tip and lengthened the edge contact, and a tighter turn radius now allows effortless turns of any shape, at any speed. 125 mm waist with a stiffer tip and shifted-back wide point for improved turnability and hard-snow performance, Rocker tip and Semi-Rocker tail for surfy balance in any snow conditions, making it more forgiving and nimble than the...

Line Mr. Pollard's Opus Skis - A harmonic blend of powder, freestyle, and backcountry ski designs—composed by Mr. Eric Pollard. Like the crescendo of a symphonic composition, the Line Mr. Pollard's Opus Ski harmonizes ski design and art to create what could be the most versatile freestyle powder ski on planet Earth. This is professional skier Eric Pollard's masterwork and, as such, he designed it with early rise and early taper to keep you riding on a high note and gave it a symmetric-flex maple core to deliver a smooth, even tempo.

Blizzard Bodacious Skis - If you are on the hunt for a ski that can blaze through powder at racer speeds and then huck off 50-foot cliffs and not give you any lip about it, then you are searching for the Blizzard Bodacious Skis. Hopefully you are not faint of heart, because you would have to look elsewhere since these skis deliver like the milkman circa 1947. With a rockered profile and advanced construction methods, the Bodacious is the one ski that is bound to induce some booty shaking excitement.

G3 Genuine Guide Gear Manhattan Ski - G3 Manhattan Skis - 2012: Bite into this big apple and savor the sweet flavor of the G3 Manhattan Ski. This metropolis of all terrains returns for yet another season laced with a potent combination of savory Sandwich+ construction, an advanced early rise tip, low camber underfoot, and a progressive sidecut that will elevate your confidence level to the apex of your winter game. These skis offer smooth dampening with a durable tip and tail; the best of both worlds.

Black Diamond AMPerage Ski - Drawing inspiration from big-mountain powder lines, technical comp skiing and everything in between, the Black Diamond AMPerage is a hybrid fun shape that turns any terrain into a creative blank slate. Its deep sidecut, 115-mm waist, full tip and tail rocker and underfoot camber add up to a floaty ski that's as comfortable sending backcountry booters as it is smearing through windbuff or arcing on groomers. The everyday ski of choice for Black Diamond athlete Callum Pettit, the AMPerage is the closest thing you'll find to the mythical one-ski quiver.

Icelantic Keeper Skis - Icelantic Keeper - Men's: The Keeper’s early rise tip and tail gives its skier the ability to float and slash through bottomless POW effortlessly. With traditional camber underfoot, the Keeper’s tip rise to the occasion when triggered by the skiers weight allowing for unmatched control and ultra carving. Combine this with Icelantic’s signature side cut and the Keeper transforms from a powder ski to a crud bustin, trench carving machine. P-tex sidewalls and layers of rubber foil enhance edge grip and reduce vibrationsETLX 2200 Triaxel Fiberglass (2 layers)20 mm rubber foil dampening under edges (3 layers)Multiple layers of fiberglass are layered around a poplar wood core...

Scott Punisher Ski - The Scott Punisher offers the most rocker in Scott's entire ski line. The Twin-Tip Rocker L style gives you the ability to conquer the entire mountain in one day with the most rocker in Scott's line. Whether you're in the deep pow in the backcountry or the skied out groomers under the busiest lift, the Scott Punisher is sure to excel. Combine the rocker profile with the 3Dimensional sidecut and you have a ski that is truly made for the entire mountain.

4Frnt Renegade Skis - If you clicked on this link, you probably already know the story behind the Renegade. It's hand made by Cody and Eric in a facility called the White Room in Salt Lake City, carefully and in very small numbers. When you're standing atop something long, steep and burly - and you're pretty sure the runout is going to involve speeds in excess of 45 mph - there's nothing better to have on your feet than the 4FRNT Renegade Skis.

G3 Genuine Guide Gear Highball Ski - G3 Highball Skis - 2012: A highball tastes mighty fine after a long day on the mountain, and like a shot of its scotch whiskey the G3 Highball Skis go straight to the head, intoxicating the skier with a potent blend of freeride style and a hard charging, tech savvy PowerRide feature package. New for 2012, this Twin Tip ski design is fully rockered with a progressive Sweet Rise camber line for superior float in the fluffy stuff.

Atomic Bent Chetler Ski - The Atomic Bent Chetler ski is one of the coolest skis on the market. Atomic updated it with a NGT (New Graphic Technology) but it still skis as great as ever. The Bent Chetler is a fat freeride ski that does it all. Atomic uses powder rocker which is 30% rocker in the tip & tail, and camber under foot. Its woodcore and sidewall construction provides a very smooth, predictable feel.

Liberty Double Helix Skis - Dominate backcountry and sidecountry lines while still carving up the resort on the newly rockered Double Helix. The most versatile fat ski you will ride, now flotation and high speed performance are available with virtually no weight penalty. Bamboo Backbone. Every Liberty Ski features a hand-made bamboo laminate core that is light, strong, lively, and eco-friendly. We fine tune each core and flex pattern for the intended application, but each core starts with the unparalleled strength and durability of bamboo to give a dependably energetic ride, time after time.

Icelantic Gypsy Skis - The ski of transient powder addicts. Get your caravan packed. With the Icelantic Gypsy Ski, you're going to have to spend the season on the road storm-chasing just to get your fix. The Gypsy's fat dimensions, soft flex, and reverse camber are specifically designed for playful surfing in the fluff while the generous sidecut allows you to rip the hardpack after the goods have all been gobbled at the end of the day.

Liberty Genome Skis - If you're ready to give in and go for a pair of deep day fatties, the Liberty Genome Skis give you that indescribable surfy feel you just can't get on narrower or non-rockered boards. With camber underfoot and a traditional sidecut, the Genome has the versatility to crush hardpack like a much narrower ski, but take them out with a foot or more of untracked, and you'll never be able to go back.