Volkl

Gotama Ski

Expertly shredding the line between a big-mountain and all-mountain powder ski is the classic, award-winning Volkl Gotama, which returns for 2010-11 with a rounded top edge for even better handling on deep days. The Extended Low Profile Rocker gradually rises on both ends to provide the ‘Goat’ with the life-changing powder performance for which it’s renowned, but when ridden on groomed snow, the ELP Rocker and sidecut put the entire edge in contact with the snow so you can lay rails all the way back to the tram. For less-than-orgasmic snow days, the Gotama features three levels of flex throughout the multi-layer Sensorwood core: the front is stiff to chew up nasty crud better than the cows you left back on the farm, while the medium-flex center transfers power to a softer tail, giving you seamless transitions between turns on groomers or in tight trees.