Rossignol Phantom SC87 Ski - 2009 BCS

I am 6'2" and 200 lbs and live in Summit County Colorado, ski 50 days a year. The are true all mountain skis. Handle speed, very stable, carve a true carving turn, ski powder and crud. The one weakness if there is anything, they do not turn quickly in bumps. More of a larger arcing all over the bumps kind of ski. They give you great confidence on really steep sections, off piste, powder and crud conditions.

This is my favorite Midfat ski of the year. I have always felt that rossi turned easy and smooth but lacked stiffness and the torsional rigidity to really lay into them. With this ski they have solved that problem. It is stiff in comparison to past offerings and turns like a dream. Buy it. you wont regret it.

These skis are the perfect combination of some width for POW without being plank like. Really work well in off piste and bumps but also great speed and turns on the groomers. Love the black and brown with a touch of red colour. Glad I did not go shorter than 178 and my only complaint is they mark easily.

Spent the last 30 years skiing once a year or so until last year (30 trips). I bought the SC87 in the 178cm length (I'm 5'11" / 195lbs, or was last year... waiting to see how they do with me 20lbs lighter!). Making the transition mid-season from rentals, these were like a dream! My first day was at Beaver Creek and Day 2 was Vail, where they floated through the dry powder very well. Back in Washington, they did very well in crud, slop, and ice also (skied everything from intermediate to the double black steeps at Alpental). While my experience is limited compared to west-coast lifer's, I couldn't ask for more in a ski. No complaints and no desire to change for years.

Demo'd several skiis last season at Tahoe hills. The SC 87's just kept performing the best for our Sierra snow conditions. All mountain all conditions all mighty fine. Turns strong and consistent, holds true at speed, predictable and forward on terrain. Winner!

My old Rossi B2's were finally ready for the ski-swap. I skied previously on Rossi Bandit XX's so I am very familiar with the Rossi all-mountain ski line. I had a free-ride pro turn me on to these boards, and I have no regrets. Great in all terrains, I feel like I have enough ski under me on the groomers without any chattering and they are responsive enough to work in the bumps. Powder is no problem given that they are not made for power. For my style and frequency of skiing (35+ days) they are all I could ask for.

The folks at Rossignol have learned well the variety of snow conditions we will all face. When skiing recently (with modest makers) did notice the rocker tips do float in moderate powder as promised and helped in turn initiation. They carved nicely in knee deep powder. My review could not fairly include the V.A.S. 'visco elastomer' because it was a powder day. In closing, the aluminum tips are a nice touch and seem to work well. These are my go to skis now. So versatilty is part of their appeal. And they are fast enough in groomed resort areas. Really meant to be used deep and steep.