Pretty much every brand, large or small, makes a ski that aims to do it all.
When I opened the box, the first thing that I noticed was that the topsheets are beautiful.
The sidewall finish was smooth and I couldn’t find any kind of edge gaps.
Very impressive for the first run out of a new factory.
Topsheet shot, note the significant taper both tip and tail.
They are stiffer than anything I’ve ever skied, which is marketed as a jibby ski.
That stiff flex combined with a generous amount of smooth, kink-free rocker translates to excellent crud busting.
Camber profile, a small amount of camber underfoot, with significant rocker in both the tip and tail.
I have no qualms skiing a wider ski in the park.
I had no problems with switch ups and spins off rails because I’m used to riding 100mm+ underfoot.
Obviously they are a little heavier and slower than something 90mm underfoot but I had no problems.
If you are looking for a spin-to-win park ski, you won’t buy.
For anyone else, they work perfectly well.
Skiing these certainly made me reconsider my preference for (overly?)
soft skis, because of the stability they offered on landings.
The rocker is pretty pronounced, especially in the nose.
These are on the more stable end of the continuum but you might still play around.
The one decent photo I got while riding these.
It was pretty much whiteout the whole time, this day was the only window in the clouds.
I was on the first lift the next morning to see how these things did in pow.
Even with a centre mount, the generous nose rocker kept them afloat happily.
There’s even enough rocker in the tail to land switch in a foot of snow without backwards tomahawking.
They really will charge pretty much anything.
These were the conditions for most of the week.
But Batalla are bringing something slightly different to the table and based on these skis they deserve to succeed.
But with the All MTN Twins, you’re free to comfortably do so much more than that.
you’re free to land a bit backseat on drops and they won’t fold.
And if the mood takes you, you could launch the throttle and go, without worrying about stability.
I can’t really criticize anything about these skis.
If I put on another 10lbs, that ‘issue’ would be gone.
The All MTN Twins are the most genuinely ‘all-mountain’ skis I’ve ever ridden.
Have you skied these skis?
After all, everyone likes free stuff!
