Brands send us the sticks and we spend a solid chunk of our own seasons shredding them.
They’ve introduced a market leading rail damage warranty.
And of course, they’ve been the subject of their fair share of forum discourse.
My pair of Talismans are samples of this coming seasons skis.
They also have last season’s limited Bunch graphic and they look great.
I’ve had no durability issues to note in the 7 days I’ve used them either.
On Snow
So how do they ski?
Well for the right skier they’re a very attractive offering.
The flex, which feels stiff to hand flex is actually very snappy.
The cambered tail accentuates this but even the rockered nose is a snappy offering.
The wide nose does however provide a nice stable platform for nosebutters.
The main issue is with the flex.
While they have a generally solid linear flex, the Talismans are fairly torsionally soft.
The rockered nose and full cambered (or less rockered) tail is increasingly popular on park skis.
But because of where the flexpoint is on the Talisman you lose the stability benefit a bit.
So there are definite benefits, but for my style of skiing it just doesn’t quite work.
But those all feel a bit more traditional.
The shape also feels better perfected.
The Poacher is more of a solid all-mountain ski you might also ski park on.
The Talisman then, is pretty unique.
These skis basically exist for one purpose: Fun.
Definitely look in to these if you think you fit that description.
Skied the Revision Talisman?
