• Review: 2027 Blizzard Sheeva 9

    When it comes to women’s specific skis, Blizzard’s Black Pearl often stands out in demo fleets and best-of roundups as the brand’s approachable, yet sturdy, pick. However, the Black Pearl series has a more rebellious, aggressive, older sister in the Sheeva, and while most skiers wish they needed a wide, powder ski like the Sheeva 11 every day, that’s just not the reality. That’s where the Sheeva 9 comes in.The women’s-specific counterpart to the Rustler 9, the
  • Review: 2027 Atomic Maven 103 CTi

    The term “freeride” ski has grown to have a variety of meanings over the last five years, but it seems to rarely describe simply a ski that can take you anywhere on the mountain you want to go with confidence. With that in mind, it’s refreshing that the widest ski in Atomic’s women’s specific freeride ski lineup is just that. The Atomic Maven 103 CTi goes from carving turns, to smashing bumps, to swooshing around in slushy snow about as seamlessly as you could ever

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