Rossignol Scratch Brigade Alpine Ski - 2007 BCS

I have a pair mounted for AT skiing because they are some of the lightest 98mm waisted skis I could find in 178cm length at 3720g/pair per my postage scale. They are a great ski for Colorado where snow is typically on the softer side and do well for an occasional lap through the terrain park or tight carves on fresh corduroy. I agree with Willie that the mounting point (even on "traditional") is very centered. I mounted mine 2cm back from "traditional" for better float and stability at speed. They ski very short because of their light weight and I recommend going for a larger size if you are in doubt. I would not recommend these for crud-busting and high-speed straightlining as they are not a beefy ski.

these are a great ski for anything you may want to do. the northwest is having a great snow year (as i'm sure you know) and these things have eaten up all the powder i could throw at em. i was on the foils before this, and these are a 100 times improvement. fun as anything in the deep stuff, well mannered on groomers, and they can even play in the park from time to time. if you want a ski that you can do anything on, i highly recommend these sticks.

The Brigade sits in the grey area between a pure park offering and a backcountry jib ski. What that means for you is that this ski does everything fairly well, but true big-mountain skiers will quickly discover the Brigades shortcomings. Bigger, heavier testers found that the ski was hard to turn in deep snow and got bounced around in the chop.Lighter athletes liked how the ski was easy to turn and was nice and soft, which I like.How you will like this ski will depend on how hard you ski, and how much you weigh.

I got these this last winter and they are great... The powder flex pattern works great in the park giving you enough pop to hit the rails yet in the pow they will cradle letting you float nicely. The base will stand up to ice well and is great for bombing that well groomed diamond. The only area they are kinda sketchy in is hard carving on hard pack or ice. The tips will chatter and you will lose an edge if you are not careful. So if you ski primarily groomers and hard pack try a different ski, you will be much happier. But if your looking for a sweet powder/ park ski here it is.