Elan

Ripstick 106 Black Edition 2020

Take one of our favorite all-mountain skis ever, add additional carbon reinforcements and a stealthy all-black topsheet, and you've got the Elan Ripstick 106 Black Edition Skis. You may not have the time or patience to grow the mohawk, but at least you can rock the skis Glen Plake skis on New Year's Eve. In our tests, the Elan Ripstick 106 Skis were one of the most versatile all-mountain tools we've come across in years. Adept at both short and long radius turns, on anything from ice to boot top pow, the Ripstick 106 simply did it all, and wasn't picky about balance point (it worked best if skied from a centered stance, but responded well to tip pressure and seldom lost its composure even when skied "backseat"). If a do-it-all freeride ski is in your future, you'd be making a mistake not to consider the Ripstick 106 Black Edition.