Stockli Stormrider Twin Tip Alpine Skis

I have skied this on hard snow on the east coast and was surprised by its grip on hard snow. It makes you work on groomers and ice, but likes to run and excels in slop and loose snow. Really, really fun in loose snow.

This is an odd ski in the Stormrider series because it isn't a GS ski with a wider sidecut. It is a soft (for Stockli) powder ski that you can ski slowly through the trees or let rip in a bowl. It has the classic Stockli edge grip and great construction. You can ski it on the front side w/o a problem. Regardless, it is not a one ski wonder (they really don't exist), but a solid powder ski that can be used in the park with any binding that moves the boot 3 cm or so off of neutral. I tuned mine with a 1 degree base bevel since I only use the ski in soft snow, and put 2 degrees on the side bevel. That tune seems about right for this kind of ski.

I only ski Stockli skis, and this Stormrider is a perfect powder ski. It is also easy to turn on groomed, although I wouldn't use it exclusively on groomed. Fun ride in the powder.