Elan 888 Alu Ski

Greetings All,
I purchased a pair of these after reading reviews but without skiing them. A few years ago a ran a pair of Elan Spitfires and had enjoyed them, so I jumped in. I mounted Fritchi Freerides on them and swap between a pair of older Technica's with Intuition liners and a pair of Garmont Axon boots. All in all, I have been very happy with these skis in varied conditions.
BTW, I'm 6'2", 225 Lbs, and consider myself a good skier after 44 years of practice. I'm leaning towards a pair of Fischer Watea 94 as my next pair...

This is one powerful ski. Softer and wider than the old ac40 yet still makes power GS turns on steep hardpack. I would not recommend this ski for someone who ventures into the park everyday, since it is a little too frontside oriented for this. Still very capable in tight trees and up to 6'-8' of fresh. Great Price too! I recommend trying out before buying to get used to the way it like to make turns.

I got these skis, new, at a screaming deal so I bought them without a demo.  I have been far from disappointed.  They are incredibly smooth, hold well on ice, and handle every kind of terrain from the hardest snow to crud and powder.  While I keep another set of skis for the very soft snow and trees, these fill all of my other needs and can work in every situation as needed.

I am a gear whore, this is the first ski in 10 years that I bought twice, that says a lot. My son keeps taking these from me and he just rails them flat out beautiful. The 888 is one of my favorite skis to come out of Elan in a long time. Graphics are some of the prettiest ever, simple and classic.