Blizzard

Samba Ski - Women's

If fresh snow and ski lodge nachos sound far better than a fancy candlelit dinner, the Blizzard Women's Samba Ski might be your weapon of choice. The combination of rocker in the tip and tail and camber underfoot creates a ski that is nimble and floaty in shin-deep pow and mixed snow conditions, while still maintaining excellent grip and stability on groomers or hardpack. With 98mm of mountain-shredding width underfoot, the Samba's quick enough edge-to-edge to rail turns on the groomers, nimble enough to shimmy through tight trees, and stable enough to push the envelope without making you feel like doom is rapidly approaching.

This sassy, playful board features a lightweight poplar ISO core to provide smooth and fluid turns while sustainable, and super energetic, bamboo stringers keep things stable at high speeds and poppy when you want to bounces off terrain features. Blizzard's Flipcore technology means that the ski's core is actually placed upside-down in the mold, providing natural tip and tail rocker for easy-peasy float and ridiculously smooth turn initiation, and the full-length sidewalls provide reliable and bombproof edge grip while resisting the torsional twisting that can make a ski feel sketchy and squirrely under hard edging. As a finishing touch, Blizzard laid down a titanium sheet under the binding area for super-solid retention, because pulling out a heelpiece is a really good way to ruin your day.