It鈥檚 rare to see the kind of wholesale domination inflicted by Rossignol鈥檚 latest ($850). All four models made the final cut, and three won their respective categories. The highest scorer of them all? The Super 7 in our Big Mountain category. What鈥檚 going on here? Rossi is the industry leader when it comes to balancing rocker (upturned tip and tail), camber (for edge hold and glide), and taper (the pin shape in the front and back, which delivers a loose feel in and out of turns). This year it packed all that institutional knowledge into the Super 7 while still reducing the weight by more than 20 percent, thanks to Rossi鈥檚 Air Tip honeycomb inserts and feathery paulownia-wood core. With the Super 7, that means a light ski that floats and pivots but still edges powerfully on hard snow. 鈥淚t鈥檚 for everyone,鈥 said one tester. 鈥淭he best ski I鈥檝e ever used by far.鈥
140/116/13
OVERALL: 5
TURNING PLEASURE: 5