Elan Ripstick 96 Skis 2017

The Elan Ripstick 96 Skis are strong contenders for Best All Mountain Ride of the Year That You May Not Have Heard About. That's a lot of caps, but Elan doesn't always get the word of mouth they deserve many of their best efforts are other companies' skis that they actually build. Our testers have the Ripstick 96 down as one of the most versatile skis in the 95 100 mm class, combining lightweight maneuverability and snappiness with admirable edgehold and power when fully loaded up not easy things to build into one ski. Elan's unique AmphibioR rocker profile provides exceptional grip on your more heavily weighted downhill ski and ease of turn initiation on the more lightly weighted uphill ski, and the light but powerful theme is reinforced with their TNT design technology and SST sidewall construction. Don't worry about the slightly corny Ripstick moniker, in this case it's well deserved.