Elan Ripstick 94 W (2018)
2018 All Mountain Ski
Brand: Elan
Model: Ripstick 94 W
Overall Score: 16.2 / 5
Specs
Tip / Waist / Tail (mm)
135-95-110
Lengths (cm)
156, 163, 170, 177
Radius (m)
16.2
Waist Width (mm)
90-105
Gender
Female
Level
Advanced
Symmetrical
Yes
Elan is famous—and sometimes infamous—for innovative R&D. (We tried—and failed—to get a peek into the mad-engineering room in the Slovenian factory.) The Ripstick 94—unchanged this season—has hollow carbon tubes that run through the core, stabilizing and simultaneously lightening it. It also has a rockered outside edge for looseness in soft snow and a cambered inside edge for bite on groomed. Testers all agreed it was a playful, fun ripper, capable all over the mountain. A few quibbled that the wide tip was hard to engage, but overall, it’s a Ripstick, indeed. “Zippy and lively, yet blasted through the crud no problem,” Gibbons said.
Strengths: Flotation, Crud