The benefits, although, have been clear in my two days of testing in Arizona (I deliberate to ski a 3rd day at Mount Hood in Oregon, the place situations are worse than within the Southwest, however a giant spring storm had the roads beneath winter advisory, and I used to be not excited by strapping tire chains onto a rented Nissan Rogue).
Most skiers agree {that a} softer ski is best on bumpy terrain or unhealthy snow, whereas a stiffer ski is extra comfy at increased speeds. Swapping between the 2 is basically the promise of Renoun’s design. I skied groomed runs from the marginally icy prime of the height to the slushy backside in mid-March and located the Endurance 88s carried out very effectively the entire time. I stored my edges once I needed them, did not catch them as I carved turns, and felt no vibrations even at prime velocity.
The Renoun skis I examined are additionally noticeably lighter than my common trip, a pair of decade-old Armada TSTs the identical size. The stats say there’s a 100-gram distinction per ski. Which means the Renoun skis are roughly 5 p.c lighter, although totally different bindings make it arduous to check straight. My demo pair has adjustable bindings, that are heavier than normal bindings, and the skis have been nonetheless noticeably lighter.
{Photograph}: Martin Cizmar
Contemporary Legs
The Renoun’s predominant benefit for a resort skier bombing blues, like me, is that dampening vibrations retains your legs contemporary. I am sadly cursed by poor life selections to stay as a flatlander and solely get out a number of occasions a yr, so I normally discover my legs are jelly after two days on the hill. However on the day after my two classes utilizing the Renouns with a pair of CEP compression socks, my legs felt no totally different than they’d on a traditional day the place I am awakening at 7,000 ft of altitude after an prolonged après.
The corporate’s acknowledged aim is to cease you from occupied with your skis, and that was my expertise—as I used to be reviewing them, I needed to power myself to cease and take into consideration them relatively than simply having fun with the view from the gondola. My solely different thought was that the blue-gray colorway regarded unhealthy with my inexperienced and orange boots, and I want they’d be slightly bolder in type.
