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Backcountry.com The Years Best - Top Gear Picks From Winter 09/10

Alpine Fat Skis

Black Diamond K2 Ski Volkl

Volkl Gotama Ski

When Volkl completely redesigned the Gotama, skiers around the world felt the shockwave for days. Luckily the result is a ski worthy of the name.

* Available Sizes:170cm, 178cm, 186cm, 194cm
Price:
$699.00

Salomon Shogun Ski

Testers and pros rave about the Salomon Shogun Ski, which is understandable since riding it is about as lively as taking a Hoverboard down Denali.

* Available Sizes:164cm
Price:
$699.99

Dynastar Legend Pro Rider Alpine Ski

If you like to ski every- and anywhere, in any condition, the Dynastar Legend Pro Rider wants to be friends on Facebook.

* Available Sizes:166cm, 176cm, 184cm, 190cm
ON SALE:
$639.20 (20% off)

Movement Skis Sluff Ski

As its name suggests, the Movement Sluff Ski flows freely down, through, and over any terrain you choose to let it loose on.

Available Sizes:174cm , 184cm
Price:
$849.00

Rossignol Phantom SC97 Ski

The Rossignol Phantom SC97 boasts impeccable big-mountain breeding and the heart of a race ski.

* Available Sizes:170cm, 178cm, 186cm
ON SALE:
$674.96 (10% off)

Head Skis USA Richie 102 Alpine Ski

The Head Richie 102 Alpine Ski flashes psychedelic graphics and alters your mind on big-mountain terrain.

Available Sizes:173cm, 183cm, 193cm
Price:
$799.99

Line Elizabeth Ski

The Line Elizabeth’s soft feel and fat profile make us wonder if this ski’s designer and all-time epic shredder Eric Pollard has an ex-girlfriend of the same name.

* Available Sizes:172cm
Price:
$649.00

K2 Kung Fujas Alpine Ski

Pep Fujas knows what it’s like to be a mountain monkey who just can’t pick between giant powder lines and terrain park tomfoolery.

* Available Sizes:189cm
Price:
$569.99

Line Prophet 100 Ski

Line’s offering to the all-mountain mid-fat fanatics is a proven crowd pleaser, with power to spare and just enough girth to rise atop the freshies.

* Available Sizes:165cm, 172cm, 179cm
Price:
$649.00

Movement Skis Source Ski

The Swiss shredders at Movement designed the Source Ski as a powder-hungry fatty that maintains a short turning radius and nimble feel in any snow condition.

Available Sizes:177cm, 185cm, 193cm
Price:
$799.00

Elan 999 ALU Alpine Ski

Crush critical side-country lines on The Elan 999 Alu, then leave a trench or two in the groomers. Elan isn’t into heavy metal, so it threw an aluminum topsheet on the 999 that rocks just as hard.

Available Sizes:175cm, 185cm
Price:
$649.95

Scott P4 Ski

The Scott P4 keeps coming back, and for good reason. It's a playful and predictable backcountry twin with power waiting in the wings when you need it.

* Available Sizes:171, 181, 191
Price:
$749.99

Scott Crusade Ski

Scott designed the Crusade Ski for expert freeride or all-mountain madness. Using technology that NASA would envy, Scott built a ski that rips in all conditions.

Available Sizes:179, 189
Price:
$749.99

Armada ARV Ski

The Armada ARV features the same award-winning all-mountain freestyle versatility that has kept it in the Armada lineup for seven years running.

* Available Sizes:165cm
Price:
$599.00

Dynastar 6th Sense Big Ski

Mellow sidecut, bomber wood core sandwich construction, and lively feel make the Dynastar 6th Sense Big Freestyle Twin Tip Ski a great choice for an all-mountain ski.

Available Sizes:166cm, 186cm
ON SALE:
$519.20 (20% off)

Liberty Helix Ski

The Liberty Helix has good skiing written into its DNA. This versatile twin-tipped specimen was bred to dominate big mountains, deep snow, hardpack, groomers, and jumps.

* Available Sizes:176cm, 187cm
Price:
$694.95

Line Sir Francis Bacon Ski

Line’s much-venerated, award-hoarding Sir Francis Bacon returns for 2010, adding a new 172cm size and keeping the same do-it-all shape and flex that made it one of Freeskier Magazine’s Editor’s Picks.

* Available Sizes:182cm
Price:
$649.00

Blizzard Answer IQ-Max Ski w/ Slider Plate

The Blizzard Answer IQ-Max is your one-ski, multiple-binding solution to the backcountry/frontside dilemma.

* Available Sizes:177cm, 184cm
Price:
$799.00

Fischer Watea 101 Alpine Ski

It dumped last night. Grab your Fischer Watea 101 Alpine Ski and get ready to float the great white. The sweet thing about the Watea 101 is that when the powder gets tracked-out, you’re good to go on the cord.

* Available Sizes:182cm, 192cm
Price:
$769.99

Fischer Watea 94 Alpine Ski

Fisher designed the Watea 94 Alpine Ski so it feels nimble in the trees, stable on hardpack steeps, and light in backcountry pow.

Available Sizes:186cm
Price:
$749.99

Faction Skis Royale Ski

Faction's Royale is a fat ski with tip and tail rocker, ideal for big switch landings in deep pow.

* Available Sizes:183cm
Price:
$759.00

Lib Technologies NAS Freeride Recurve Ski

The Lib Tech NAS Freeride reCURVE uses a rockered tip and tail to enhance maneuverability and float in soft, ungroomed snow.

Available Sizes:178cm
Price:
$798.95


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