Rossignol Sick Bird Telemark Ski - 2006 BCS

The Rossignol SickBird's rally to any challenge. Whether it's a high speed, hard pack, air catchin' day, or a sick powder, face shots kind of day. They bust through the crud with vigor and hold pretty stiff at high speeds. The twin tip adds some extra jibbing features. They're stiff for their weight. I haven't taken them touring yet but side-stepping up occasional traverses is relatively painless. The one thing I recommend to any buyer, is to research all mounting
options. Rossi's recommended mount for All Mountain is pretty far forward. Too much so for me and a few other Sickbird skiers I've spoke with. I suggest demoing
different mounts if you can, to see what you like. Too far back and the tips act as if they want to rattle right off at high speeds. Too far forward and you're
over the handle bars. But all around I love the SickBirds in all conditions (now that I figured out the right mount placement for me). Highly recommended
as a Big Mountain all conditions ski.

I bought these as a all-mountain (resort) / back country ski mounted alpine. After having demoed the Scratch BC's I honestly couldn't tell a difference in these ski's except the sick graphics and cheaper price! I mounted them with Solomon Z12's and the combo is very light for a ski this size. For me they really do rail the groomers but are still great when you get over a foot of fresh. These will be my goto for some time.

Rossignol seem to be stuck in the past with these because they ski dead and don't have the rebound that most newer brands have. Tried the Verdict the other day and I regret the decision to dropping the coin on these-

I don't know what that other person is talking about. These puppies are sick. They blast through everything and are super stable at high speed. They have ton's of energy and pop to them. I use these pretty much everyday. Plus, How can you go wrong with the throwback graphic?