Ski Tests Fat Boys
Group verdict
There’s some significant variation in width at the waist among these skis, and that can make the comparison challenging. Nevertheless, with the target skier in mind, our ski-of-the-year, the K2 Xplorer was a solid leader but the Elan 888 and Nordica Supercharger Enforcer scored enough votes to also warrant gold medal status.
Target skier
Accomplished younger skiers and regular travellers want fatter skis. This is the ski for those with that preference – they’ll be good skiers who can handle the boards here and travellers who want a ski to handle the conditions anywhere.
Skier ability:
On the ski school rating scale, these skis will suit classes 3 to 1.
| Elan 888 |
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| Eats up the crud, a very versatile ski; Ant. Great traveller’s ski, very versatile; Pete. |
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| Fischer Watea 84 |
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| Could have stayed on it all day – loved the groomed and the wind-blown fresh; Rod. Great all-mountain carver; Andy. |
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| Head Mojo 94 |
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| Very comfortable cruiser; Ant. Off-piste weapon; Pete. |
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| K2 Xplorer |
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| Awesome all-mountain ski for home or away; Rod. Nice finish, nice radius, nice hold – all good; Andy. |
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| Stoekli Stormrider XXL |
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| Initiates well and hangs on wherever you are; Rod. Great ski to blast the whole mountain; Marc. |
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| Volkl AC50 |
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| Unreal, get on ‘em and go – anywhere; Rod. Awesome all mountain ski, can’t fault their performance; Andy. |
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