4FRNT Skis VCT Alpine Ski - 2008 BCS

I have these skis in 182 and they rip. These skis don't do anything exceptionally well, but they do everything great. Like making gs turns at high speeds, these are for you. Skis are super stable, fairly quick edge to edge, and have great edge hold. Like skiing pow, these are for you. at 129 in the tip and 104 underfoot you will get great float in the deep. Looking for a backcountry ski, this ski is for you. Relatively lightweight so great for touring, and with its twin tip, it is great for skiing/landing switch off kickers.

Very durable bases, sweet artwork on the topsheet, and even good in the bumps and trees.

Great ski for any and every condition.

I demoed the 189 (or older 190?) last year and liked the way it skied so much I'm on a 182 this year and it has proven to be a really good ski. I wouldn't consider it as one ski quiver material, but this ski does really great in crud and powder. Although it carves smoothly on groomers, I don't care to ski a 104mm under foot ski on groomers. There's much better setups for ripping groomers. This is a light, quick, and stable ski that I find works very well equally in tight tree's and when charging on open lines...powder or crud. Should have mounted an AT setup on them...

Not much more i can say that Matthew Tabrys didn't say. I have Dynafit TLT Vertical FT 12 Bindings mounted on them and could't be happier so far. Beta- Day 1: @ Mt Snow with about a foot of fresh on top of boiler plate, good float and pretty good edge when it was needed. Day 2&3 @ Jay: the second day there was between 18-23 inches reported and had a blast on these things. Days 4&5 @ Iceface NY ( im sure those who know don't need the mts real name). It does not get any worse than this, 43 F and raining on top of blue ice in a lot of spots. I was still able to at least grab enough of an edge to stay in control. Day 4 was 32 F so everything froze over again covered buy sugary manmade ( I really hate the east at times). As miserable as it was these skis still held up the challenge. Bottom line is this is a pretty damm good ski that can handle the sh#t here on the east coast and then shine out west. See you guys out there in Feb :-)

I'm a 6'4" 160 x-racer and got the 189's looking for a big burly ski after having 183 gots that were just too soft/small. These things haul. Even on groomers. Hauling ass at alyeska in -10 making super g turns felt amazing. Took them home to Juneau AK where we had some awesome snow conditions in December. Ski them a couple days in 6-12". They performed pretty damn well. Only a few complaints. Maybe it's just getting used to the large amount of tail they have (got them mounted at suggested), but managed to flip over the handlebars twice on these when hitting into some deep pockets at high speeds. Also, didn't get much energy out of them when arcing in deep snow, although I didn't get a chance to ski them on anything super open. Mostly tree skiing. Speeking of trees, maybe it's just me, but I had a hard time swinging these bad boys around in tight spots. What normally would have been a cool 5 or 6 turn line ended up as a straightline through the middle of the chute I was looking at. But they had no problem with that. Super stable. Have yet to get any tip flail or chatter. So if your looking for something to haul serious ass on these are the ticket. Would have no qualms gettin out of a heli in AK with them. But do have some reservations dropping into really tight tree pillow lines. These skis will ride you if yor not careful.

This ski does backcountry and freeriding so well. it's got a wonderful flex pattern that floats really nicely in Duffy Lake Backcountry, but it's stiff enough to hold a hard line down choppy steep gnar. i have mine rigged with a pair of Fritschi FR + and it holds solidly on big lines, but the wood core in the ski is light enough for hour-long skins in the sidecountry. stellar ski for a pow day in bounds as well.

these boards are really great for a backcountry setup. they're light, fat and really durable. i've got them mounted with a pair of freerides and they so much fun in the pow pow, and really good for sidecountry skiing at whistler. if you are going with a backcountry setup, i'd suggest moving the bindings pretty far back. mine feel like they ski center most of the time.

I got a pair of the 189cm's last season and let me tell you. They're perfect for an all mountain ski here in Utah. These things crush it in any condition from chopped up stuff, to fresh pow, and even on hardpack they perform surprisingly well. I'd definitely recommend these to anyone looking for a forgiving all mountain ski... with a little more preference to pow/crud, than groomers.

Well, what can I say that has not already been said! This ski is great! As excellent on groomers and hardpack as a 100+ waisted ski can be, excellent in the chop and crud, and it tears apart any sort of powder you can throw at it. So far I have had it in a variety of situations and cannot say enough good about it. I also aired off a small wind pillow only to land in a small rock field. While the bases definetly needed a tune afterwards, there were NO core shots and the edges took the abuse like a champ! After the tune, the looked and skied like new! One thing that I don't like about them is they are a little planky feeling, though this might be due to my mount point (on the recommended line). All in all, if you are looking for ONE ski to do it all, the VCT is the ticket! They ski a little short, so, go up a size if you plan on using them in soft snow. They are pretty responsive edge to edge for a 100+ ski, but, still retain float!

It doesn't get much better than the VCT!

This ski is a super rippin' all mountain ski! Skied really well in the park, dont be afraid of the width. Still soft enough to get those nasty butters in park and the pow. Give em' a shot, they wont let you down.

I am a telemark skier, and honestly quite new to skiing altogether. I took the advice of a local ski shop owner in Crested Butte (Colorado Freeskier) and demo'd the 182's. I bought them and mounted them tele and haven't looked back. I am about to buy my second pair of them because I have simply overused them. At 5'10" and 165lbs, they are perfect for my all around needs. I am mostly searching for powder lines and drops in the backcountry, which in my opinion is the VCT's strength. They tour well, but it is on the way down these things really shine. I am a firm believer!

Most fun skis I've been on. Rip everything on the mountain. Be ready to charge and push yourself and these skis will perform to their limit. They'll open up down steep faces and rip big GS turns and then go into the bumps or trees and fly like John Mosley's mogul skis (well not exactly but you can get them to turn pretty fast).
Overall a sick ski for everything.

I skied the 189's in early December at Alta for the day. I wasn't really that into them - they ski like a gotama knock-off. The only difference, is that the side cut on these felt slightly funky on the groomers - it felt like the tails always wanted to hook. In the crud - this "hooking" sensations was not appreciated.

In terms of construction - the pair I skied were falling apart after a season of use. The top sheet was coming apart and the ski felt dead/skied out.

I love the gotama's, and because these things are close to the gotama's i have to give these a couple of stars. But, unless you can get these for cheap - I would go with gotama's if you are looking at these skis.

GREAT SKI for any type of condition and awesome response and great in bumps and the flex is awesome. They just don't hold at high speeds very well. (Like a cruiser down regulator Johnson at the bird)

I rocked the 182s for a majority of the season last year and they do it all. They are super stable and light. If you spend most of your time in the pow, hit up the park occasionally and can only afford one ski, here it is.

Not a bad ski. Does everything pretty well. Fun when the snow is soft and will go through the crud.

Great ski for powders conditions, stiff ski but you can make it work how you want it to.

The VCT's were a fun ski for the few days that I skied them in powder. They float well and have enough flex to be maneuverable. However, on piste they are a bit too straight and need more sidecut. They don't respond as well as other skis with similar dimensions.

I love this ski, I use this ski in all conditions, anything from crud to deep pow they work perfect. I suggest this to anyone looking for a good all-mountain/pow ski. You can't even tell they are 104 underfoot on the groomers, so much fun!

I skied the 4FRNT VCT for a day, and they seemed like perfectly good skis. They're a good width for an everyday ski for out west, and they handled well. Personally, I prefer a stiffer ski, and these felt kind of floppy, especially at higher speeds. My current everyday ski is the '07-'08 Legend Pro Rider, and I'll be sticking with them as I prefer their straighter side cut and stiffness.

I found these skis to be adequate, but I was not blown away by them. With so many skis out there, I think a ski needs to excel in one direction. Should it be for powder, park or all mountain; these skis are good, not great for all concerns. 104 in the waist is a wash for me, I float just as well with 95 underfoot, but lose performance that I get with a 10mm skinnier ski. They work well for everything I reckon, but don't knock my socks off at all.

these ski's are a lot of fun. I have only used them on groomers so far and was surprised how well they did. Felt good, went up on edge very easily, felt very stable at speed and blasted through the crud very well. One thing I noticed with them is that you have to stay pretty aggressive with them or they will start to toss you around a bit. They are definitely worth checking out, a lot of fun!

I took these skis out at the Bird for a day of whatever I could find for soft snow skiing, and I wasnt too impressed, the ski has a pretty center heavy weight to it, and also the flex is just not there, about a med.flex in my book. They def killed it on the groomers and were super fast, but off the trail they seemed pretty tough to turn (might be because they bindings were pretty close to center) weight of these skis helped them charge the crud, weight can take you for a ride if your not paying attention, ski them, don't let them ski you, not a huge ski compared to the boats out there now, but big enough for pow and fun!

These ski's kill the backcountry, there fat, soft, and love to go fast. They charge through pretty much anything that you can throw at them. super fun and bomb proof.