This ski blows my mind! For the off piste shredder looking to buy one ski this season that does it all, this really is the fat-rockered ski you want! I've been impressed with the way the Katana holds and carves fluidly on ice and windpack, and completely rally's in Powder. This ski is on the stiff side, so although you can finesse it, there are times where it demands aggressiveness. The slightly rockered shape of this new Katana has been a sweet improvement over past Volkl Katana's... which I thought, was as good as it gets!

The Volkl Katana is my go to ski for 09-10' season. Stiff enough to handle the crud and fat enough to slay the deep, this ski simply rips. This was my weapon of choice for the 2009 World Heli Challenge. I took home victory in BigMt and DH on these boards, with a nice 8th place in freeride. Its got a twin tip for deep switch landings, and awesome shape for arching big turns.

I'm a 50 year old life-long skier and with these skis I'm skiing the best I've skied in my life. In good powder they are incredible and they make the crud almost feel like good stuff. You can curve turns or just skid them easily if it's tight in the tree's. I got 190s but they turn as quick as a much shorter ski. Also, they ski great on the hard pack.

Except that in addition to all the people who have already written how much they love this ski and how versatile it is, it is also a ridiculously great tele ski! Great in the pow, great in the crud and wind slab and junk and even great in powder and soft bumps. I am 48 and these skis have helped me to take it to a new level.

I think this ski is the ultimate big mountain tool. This is the best resort pow ski around. It will charge through anything you point it towards and you will float in the deepest of snow. When you show up to your local resort after a big dump, the Katana will have you slashing the goods until its skied out and then you will still be on the ski you need for ridding the chopped up crud.

The Katana is a great powder ski. Tons of float. I ride the 190 and can drive the front of the ski even in deep conditions.
It has enough sidecut to make it a fun ski on the groomers as well. Just dont expect it to be stable when going straight. Due to the flat camber it floats around a little so you need to keep the ski on edge.

Great ski. It truly rips on any snow conditions. I bought the Katanas thinking I would use them only in powder but was completely blown back by how good they performed on hard pack and ice. They have since been bumped up to my every day ski.