Blizzard Zero G Race Ski

Hey Seth. They rip. The turn shape is incredibly versatile and the reason why I like them so much is because they handle like "real" skis through chunky terrain. Most race skis get bossed around and require a lot of attention to pilot, these still do but you can ignore some subtleties in the terrain that you'd otherwise be paying attention to. The running edge is really long though and it's at the expense of tip rocker, so it makes an awesome race and training ski but it's not my first pick at an adventure ski. If you like your Zero G 95s you'd like these. Similar handling but in a smaller package. After trying a handful of different race skis, this takes the gold as one of my favorite race skis... the Ski Trab Gara Aero WC on the other hand takes the gold as my favorite ski ever though, race ski or not. Takes the "handles like a real ski" characteristic to a whole other level and it would make a great adventure ski because there's enough tip rocker to float in soft or chunky snow.

Most other race skis are like riding a hardtail MTB down a techy descent. You've gotta be attentive and on top of it to make it down any challenging snow (notice I didn't say terrain, these skis do really well in challenging terrain if the snow if manageable). The Zero G Race is like riding that same descent on a short travel full suspension bike. The Trab is like riding that same descent on a burly enduro bike...except the catch is that all of these theoretical bikes weigh exactly the same.