Völkl RTM 84 (2018)
2018 Hard Snow Ski
Brand: Völkl
Model: RTM 84
Overall Score: 3.78 / 5
Specs
Tip / Waist / Tail (mm)
131-84-112
Lengths (cm)
162, 167, 172, 177, 182
Radius (m)
17.9
Waist Width (mm)
75-89
Gender
Male
Level
Expert
Symmetrical
Yes
There’s a full-metal version of this ski that’s way more powerful (RTM 86), but the testers are here to talk you out of it. There’s plenty of precision-carve performance in the RTM 84, a mainstay model from Völkl. But it’s not all frustrated race ski. On soft-snow days, it’s wide, light, soft, and loose enough for off-piste adventure, even bumps. When it’s firm, it still carves like a Völkl. Gleason: “Responds well to light or heavy attack,” said Gleason. “Loves to stray from the groomed.”
Strengths: Stability at Speed, Quickness/Maneuverability, Hard-Snow Integrity