This category refers to the skis that are made for those who prefer on-piste skiing with an occasional deviation from a piste, which does not extend to pure freeride. This means no technique limits, fast carving, sliding manoeuvres, a bit of jumping, and snow park riding. Such skis should be controllable, responsive, and frisky. They must be reliable and predictable, but simultaneously “provoke” a skier to have a crazy, fun ride.

This category includes skis for on-piste skiing with medium to large curves. Such skis should be stable at a high speed and be grasping on an icy piste. They must also be controllable on a bumpy and a soft piste, as well as have the variability of turn radius.

The category contains carving skis. They are intended for on-piste skiing with short and frequent turns. Dynamics, elasticity, and grip are the most important features of such skis.

AllMountain - the skis for those who are not lacking in skill to ski on any kind of piste. They must not be limited by the curve radius. Also, such skis have to be controllable on a bumpy piste, grasping on an icy piste, stable at a high speed, dynamic in quick turns, good at maintaining a curve, and comfortable during a sideslip.

This category refers to the simplest and the most widespread skis, designed for recreational skiing: the style that does not imply any determined stylistics, skill, aggression or speed but sets enjoyment as the foremost goal. Skis for this style should be steerable, comfortable, manoeuvrable and independent from snow and piste quality: skiing must be enjoyable in any condition.

The category contains carving skis. They are intended for on-piste skiing with short and frequent turns. Dynamics, elasticity, and grip are the most important features of such skis.

3. Elan SLX Fusion

Third place for controllability, dynamics, and elasticity

2. Salomon X-Race SW 165

Elan always had a lot of skis for ski tour. Most popular model is Ripstick. But in mountaneering and pro ski tour Elan never were so successfull. So Elan decided to fix it.

Widest skis from ARV series. We was interested in determining riding/jumping ratio: for what this skis are? Let's stop discussion and have a run on this skis.

Another new series of skis from Armada. It also one of the previuos serieses but all skis was reworked. They took old series and changed fillings. So think for yourself is it a new series or a old one. But let's have a closer look to this series and let's find out what to expect from it.

Brand new Armada skis: a new model, a new concept, a new series - three new skis and let's test them in action on the snow and see did Armada hit the target with this new series.