Pros: The S7 toned up
Cons: still can be a bit floppy
Review:
The S7 has been the benchmark that most powder skis have been compared to, and rightfully so, it is very well one of the easiest powder skis ever built. Over the years the S7 never lost it's playfulness but others have caught up to the S7 on playfulness but surpassed it in versatility. Enter the Squad7. The Squad7 takes the personality of the S7 in off snow finesse attributes and adds some muscle by lowering the elfish tip and tail profiles giving the Squad7 more of a connection to the snow and a new ability to be charge on mixed conditions with being fluttered like the S7. Not that there is anything wrong with the S7 in the conditions it was designed for, soft, deep fluffy powder..but the Squad picks up to conquer mank, crud and other clever names for mixed snow. What does all this mean? The Squad could be the most versatile powder/cud ski that Rossignol has offered.
Product:
Length Tested: 190cm
Dimensions/Turn Radius:
Camber: Early Rise Tip & Tail w/camber
Binding: Demo
Mount point: Suggested
Environment & Conditions:
Location of Test: Alpine Meadows
Number of Runs: 3
Snow Conditions: Powder
Demo or Own: Demo
Tester Info:
Username: Philpug
Age: 48
Height/Weight: 5'10" 185lb
Ski Days/Season: 60+
Years Skiing: 35
Aggressiveness: Moderate (Finesse)
Current Quiver: 13 Blizzard Bonafide, 13 Blizzard Gunsmoke, plus various vintage skis
Home Area: Squaw & Northstar
Preferred Terrain: bumps, off-piste, trees
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