Nordica Patron Ski

Fun, turny pow ski. I was a undersized on the 185s, definately go up as they skied short (6'4" 200 lbs).

I have had this ski for about 2 weeks and I have a pass to Snowbird and Alta. This season (thus far) has been a shit-show for snow conditions but this ski has held an edge surprisingly well on the groomers and it busts through the crud so hard. I really loved skiing them today (despite the hail). I have had fun buttering and popping off cat tracks and natural features. I skied the Surface Live Life as my powder ski last year. I am 6'2 and 160 pounds and I am skiing the 193. Can't wait to let them rip on a powder day!

Surfy maneuverable powder ski that rails on-piste. Best addition to the quiver in years.

Demoed these at Hunter (New York) December 30, 2011. To say I was delighted would be an understatement. Conditions were spring-like, sunny, 40ish degrees. Took them out for 2 runs just before noon, so the snow had softened up a bit. First run was on Belt Parkway (a blue, the easiest way down from the top). I was blown away by how I immediatley felt comfortable and confident on them, slaloming through the snowplowers. Second run was a black to blue (Jimmy Huega, Bleeker St, to Kennedy Drive), doing long GS carving. This was so fun. What really made me smile was how the edges engaged sortof gradually/smoothly. You could really drag your knuckles if you were inclined. Sadly, there was no opportunuty to check powder performance. About me: skiing over 30 yrs, type III, 5'10", 150 lbs, male. Demoed the 185's. These felt like about the right size. I've been skiing 2010 Armada JJ's (185's), the past 2 years. I demoed about a half dozen pair's of ski's over the 2 day's at Hunter and these were the one's that really stood out for me. Stellar. Good candidate's for that often mentioned 1 ski quiver.

This instantly became my go-to ski for all conditions. I saved them for the first real powder day but have switched to these for every day. They're great in the powder but excel across crud and have plenty of bite on the hard pack. These skis deserve every bit of the positive press they've gotten. If you're looking for one ski that can do it all this one won't disappoint.

I skied the JJs and S7s last season, and this season was looking for a similar ski that would handle better on the obligatory groomer runs to the lift. These, so far, are awesome. They feel quite light. They are easy to maneuver, pretty stiff underfoot, and softer on the tips and tails while still nice and poppy. When you lay them on edge the low profile tip and tail allow you to really lay into the mountain so you don't have to worry as much about ice as you do with the surfy JJs. They bust through crud and are extremely stable (not squirrely) at We haven't had a ton of snow here this winter so I haven't ridden them in deep, but so far so good. I'll update!

Update 2/3/12: I've now had a chance to ski these in powder a handful of times and they're quite fun. They don't have the same surfy feel as the JJs due to the low profile tip and wider shovel so you have to work a little to keep the tips out of the snow, but they're really fun and very maneuverable. I love them!