We test a lot of skis at SKI Test each year, but the carving category is usually the one that excites our testers the most. And for good reason--skinny skis are some of the most thrilling in the bunch ...

Testing skis isn't easy. Especially when there are 23 brands, 24 testers, and over 100 pairs of skis that need a fair shake. But, when the powder cloud settles and the scores are tallied, there can ...

Frontside skis, groomer skis--call them what you will, it doesn't change what they do, which is rail on corduroy. Boasting waist widths in the 80mm-90mm range, frontside skis are first and foremost ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The ski carve turn, it’s one of a skiing’s most graceful maneuvers — getting up high enough on edges to show the mountain below the brand logos on the bottom of the skis. Look at a ...

DPS has carved a name for itself by selling high-end “pow surf,” touring, all-mountain, and freeride skis. It’s the largest domestic ski producer in the U.S., yet it’s never designed a ski ...

Ski brands have a bad habit of claiming one product can do everything. All-mountain skis are the worst offenders. Claims get made about a ski being “perfect” for powder, park, racing, backcountry ...

Jenny Wiegand is Outside’s associate gear director, a job that mandates she test and write about the latest and greatest in gear for a living. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it. While she’s a ...

There’s no way I can keep up with Ted Ligety when he lets it rip down the groomer. He has two Olympic gold medals and five World Championship gold medals, and I’m not even the fastest guy in my ...

Looking for a pair of skis to dig trenches on hard snow and make you look good on the groomers? You've come to the right place. The carving skis listed here rose to the top of the 2024 pile after ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The carved turn, it’s one of a skiing’s most graceful maneuvers — getting up high enough on edges to show the mountain below the brand logos on the bottom of the skis. Look at a ...