All mountain and all weather
conditions dominated the local Zeller mountain ‘Schmitten’ in the
truest sense of the word. Conditions ranged from hard packed to
powder on the pistes and from sun to snowstorm above the piste. Our
test crew, many of them feeling very at home on racing tools, were
once more positively surprised by the all round performers amongst
the carvers of today. More than one of the Olympians enjoyed the
Après Skitest in splendid powder just off the test area with an All
Mountain on his feet and a wry smile on their face. He who likes
exercise and not only après ski, and who lays a great deal of
importance on a sporty performance as well as attractive optics, is
exactly on target with this fascinating jack of all trades. Whether
on a rock hard piste, fresh powder, spring mush or man-made porridge
the All Mountain ski is ready for success as long as regular service
including waxing and edging is a part of the standard repertoire of
the user!
The results in this
particular category were very balanced – all the more reason to
allow optics and budget to be an integral part of the judging
criteria.
Whether the new All Mountain
creations will live up to their demanding criterion again this
season was put to the test by, amongst others, the downhill legends
Patrick Ortlieb and Fritz Strobl, the former professionals Pepi
Strobl, Jan Brolenius, Robert Zollner and Frank Woerndl, Olympic
toboggan champion Andreas Linger, German carving expert Uwe Hanss
and many more.
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A worthy winner – congratulations! The exigent jury
gave broad appraisal for the super all rounder from Slovenia!
Intersport director Guenther Messner and BRD carving pope Uwe Hanss
were especially impressed with the extraordinary performance from
the Elan Magfire!
2nd position
SALOMON - Tornado Ti + Z14 LAB
Rating: Very good
Average score: 38,1
Facts
Details
Tested length:
178 cm
Long turn:
7,9
Radius:
16,2 m
Short turn:
7,7
Dimensions:
124-76-108
Edge traction/grip:
7,2
Recommended
retail price:
€ 749 with binding
Running
smoothness:
7,8
Muscular
strain:
7,5
Opinion
Much more is not really possible! Beautiful and fast, strong and
impressive! Long turns are not only the forte of Olympic champion
Fritz Strobl, but also a domain of exceptional quality from the
Salomon Tornado! A real typhoon blowing over the pistes!
3rd position
HEAD - Xenon Xi 10.0 RFB
Rating: Very good
Average score: 37,5
Facts
Details
Tested length:
177 cm
Long turn:
7,8
Radius:
13,9 m
Short turn:
7,4
Dimensions:
128-76-113
Edge traction/grip:
7,5
Recommended
retail price:
€ 529 with binding
Running
smoothness:
7,4
Muscular
strain:
7,3
Opinion
Gold and bronze! Congratulations to the Head team – an outstanding
symbiosis of beauty and quality! Perfect on long turns, strong on
edge grip – and easy to ride – they have the optical elegance of a
true ‘eye catcher’ – after having fun with it on the piste, this is
a tool that can adorn the living room! ‘Reminds me of my qualities’
is what downhill Olympic champion Patrick Ortlieb said with a grin!
4th position
DYNAMIC - Spirit 7nine
Rating: Very good
Average score: 37,1
Facts
Details
Tested length:
174 cm
Long turn:
7,9
Radius:
19 m
Short turn:
7,2
Dimensions:
119,5-79-105
Edge traction/grip:
7,7
Recommended
retail price:
€ 349,95 with
4R 3.10
Running
smoothness:
7,8
Muscular
strain:
6,6
Opinion
An extraordinary performance from the Dynamic! 4th place with an
unqualified high score on long turns, a strong overall ‘very good’
plus silver at the designer awards for flawless optics! ‘I am taking
this alpine beauty back home with me’ is what toboggan Olympic
champion Andreas Linger had to say – and at that point he did not
even know anything about the attractive price of the Dynamic –
simply a class of its own!
5th position
ATOMIC - Blackeye TI
Rating: Very good
Average score: 37,1
Facts
Details
Tested length:
171 cm
Long turn:
8,1
Radius:
17 m
Short turn:
7,3
Dimensions:
120,5-79-106,5
Edge traction/grip:
7,6
Recommended
retail price:
€ 699,95 with
XTO
Running
smoothness:
7,3
AF 4.12
Muscular
strain:
6,8
Opinion
Atomic is sending a genuine all round talent on to the pistes this
coming winter! The test team were satisfied to make up the balance –
with a proud 7.9 on long turns – and former ski star Robert Zoller
plus Jascek Ciszak from skionline.pl were mightily impressed with
the all round qualities of the Atomic!
6th position
VÖLKL - Unlimited AC 30
Rating: Very good
Average score: 36,9
Facts
Details
Tested length:
177 cm
Long turn:
7,7
Radius:
18,4 m
Short turn:
7,3
Dimensions:
118-76-104
Edge traction/grip:
7,1
Recommended
retail price:
€ 649,95 with
binding
Running
smoothness:
7,5
Muscular
strain:
7,4
Opinion
A level performance from the Voelkl all rounder!
Slalom world champion Frank Woerndl and Web expert Piotr Multan
similarly found the representation of the Voelkl to be ‘very good’,
relishing the idea of the ski that really promises unlimited fun on
the piste!
7th position
FISCHER - Cool Heat
Rating: Very good
Average score: 36,6
Facts
Details
Tested length:
175 cm
Long turn:
7,7
Radius:
16 m
Short turn:
7,3
Dimensions:
117-76-103
Edge traction/grip:
7,4
Recommended
retail price:
€ 529,95 with binding
Running
smoothness:
7,3
Muscular
strain:
6,9
Opinion
A solid ‘very good’ for the Fischer candidate,
which scored high on long turns and exceptionally well on edge grip!
ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation) ‘Kimmi’ Kimmeswenger and
www.skiholiday director H.P. Schraffl from Italy indulged the lively
tool with excellent marks.
8th position
NORDICA - Hot Rod Top Fuel Xbi ct
Rating: Very good
Average score: 35,9
Facts
Details
Tested length:
178 cm
Long turn:
7,4
Radius:
17,5 m
Short turn:
7,3
Dimensions:
124-78-108
Edge traction/grip:
6,9
Recommended
retail price:
€ 799,95
Running
smoothness:
7,1
Muscular
strain:
7,3
Opinion
A real all round talent from Nordica with very
evenly balanced scores on all criteria. This was also the opinion of
Jan Gwiazdowski from Poland and television presenter Drago Bulc from
Slovenia, neither of them the least bit parsimonious with their
appraisal!
9th position
DYNASTAR - Contact 4x4
Rating: Very good
Average score: 35,5
Facts
Details
Tested length:
178 cm
Long turn:
7,8
Radius:
16 m
Short turn:
6,8
Dimensions:
122-75-106
Edge traction/grip:
6,9
Recommended
retail price:
€ 849,95 with binding
Running
smoothness:
7,4
Muscular
strain:
6,6
Opinion
The world cup guru Pepi Strobl and OESV (Austrian
Ski Association) representative Gerd Purner both praised the easy
handling of the Dynastar along with its even performance, being
without weaknesses and strong on long turns whilst running very
smoothly. Very good!
10th position
BLIZZARD - Magnum 8.1 IQ
Rating: Very good
Average score: 35,2
Facts
Details
Tested length:
172 cm
Long turn:
7,6
Radius:
17 m
Short turn:
6,9
Dimensions:
123-81-108
Edge traction/grip:
6,9
Recommended
retail price:
€ 799,90 with binding
Running
smoothness:
7,0
Muscular
strain:
6,8
Opinion
The Blizzard Magnum arrived at the finish line
with a ‘very good’ in hand. Equal to its performance, especially
strong on long turns, was the verdict of the testers. A genuine jack
of all trades!
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