Ski companies have been making women’s skis for a long time, but they were usually toned-down, “shrinked and pinked” versions of the men’s skis. Ski construction has everything to do with ability, ...

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Long gone are the days of flimsy and noodly powder planks. Today's powder skis don't just surf, they can also turn on a dime and rail at speed. So if you ski mostly soft snow, are a dedicated powder ...

For a long time, women’s skis suffered from a phenomenon known as “pink it and shrink it”: take a men’s model, make it shorter (and softer) and give it a pastel topsheet. In the late 1980s, K2 ...

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Winner of our Best Crossover award, Blizzard’s Zero G 96 climbs fast and charges hard. Redesigned for 2025-26, it’s a ...

For a long time, women’s skis suffered from a phenomenon known as “pink it and shrink it”: take a men’s model, make it shorter (and softer) and give it a pastel topsheet. In the late 1980s, K2 ...