Rate Ski Gear

• Flex, Energy, Power and Acceleration 5
• Responsiveness in Short Radius Turns 5
• Responsiveness in Medium Radius Turns 5
• Responsiveness in Long Radius Turns 5
• Stability and Control at Slow Speeds 5
• Stability and Control at Cruising Speeds 5
• Stability and Control at Fast Speeds 5
• Performance and Edge Hold on Hardpack/Ice 3
• Performance on Groomed Packed Powder 5
• Performance in Crud/mixed conditions 5
• Performance in Powder 5
• Performance in Heavy Wet Spring Snow NA
• Performance in Steeps, Chutes, Couloirs 5
• Performance in Bumps, Trees 5
• Performance in Racing and Competitive Events NA
• Design and Innovation 5
• Durability and Warranty NA
• Value vs. Price Paid 5
• Graphics 5
• Would you buy this product (again)? Yes
• I use this Product for Recreation Yes
• I use this Product for Work Yes
• This was a Product Test or Demo ONLY No

Additional Data

Product Specs/Dimensions

• Length: 176 cm
• Tip: 144 mm
• Waist: 115 mm
• Tail: 118 mm
• Turn Radius: 15 m

Best Suited For

• Expert Level, Extreme Level, Backcountry
• All-Mtn., Free Ride, Powder, Bumps, Tricks, Backcountry

Comments

General Comments/Likes

The S7 BC by Rossignol is one of the most innovative and versatile skis on the market. Combining all of the recent developments in ski technology the S7 is a rockered reverse-camber twin-tip fat ski with reverse sidecut on the tips and tails and regular camber and sidecut underfoot. With superb flotation this is the ski you want on your feet on a big powder day in the backcountry. But just because the S7 is a fat powder ski doesn’t mean you can’t hit the groomers at your local resort. The regular camber and sidecut in the waist mean the S7 performs equally well on groomed cruisers.

Okay I’ve skied over two weeks now on the Rossi S7 and I had to come back to re-rate them. The S7 has gained an additional 4 points on the rating (originally 94/100) as I’ve come to ski them under more varied conditions and terrain. They rip in the bumps, and I’m a Mary Jane skier so I know a little bit about moguls. I’m having a blast skiing in the trees with them. I’m an avid tree skier but these skis have given me a whole new level of confidence in the woods. And now that we’re actually getting some snow here I can say that the S7’s rule the gnar! I’m floating over freshly fallen fluff over 18 inches (give or take) of structureless sugar. While my buddies are all crashing and burning into the bottomless I’m floating along laughing. As hard as it may be to believe these “fat” skis actually carve, take them out on some groomed pack powder and see. Once you find your “center” on these you’re not going to want to ski on anything else. Featured on the cover of Powder Magazine three times so far this season (you may want two pair). Get a pair before they’re all gone. The S7 is turning out to be one of my favorite skis of all time. If I had it to do all over again I think I’d pick the 188 cm S7. This is a ski that you can go big on.

Dislikes

As no ski can truly be all things for all conditions the Rossignol S7 is not an ice skate, so if you have to ski ice, then you might want something a little narrower underfoot.
I’ll stick by this dislike. The S7 is not bad on the ice and slick hardpack but it’s no ice skate.

Paul
11/29/2009 01:11AM

The S7 BC by Rossignol is one of the most innovative and versatile ski on the market. Combining all of the recent developments in ski technology the S7 is a rockered reverse camber twin tip fat ski with reverse sidecut on the tips and tails and regular camber and sidecut underfoot. With superb flotation this is the ski you want on your feet on a big powder day in the backcountry. But just because the S7 is a fat powder ski doesn’t mean you can’t hit the groomers at your local resort. The regular camber and sidecut in the waist mean the S7 performs equally well on groomed cruisers. The S7 is part of Rossignol’s seven deadly sins line and the graphic, representing the sin of pride, is by the artist Will Barras.

As no ski can truly be all things for all conditions the Rossignol S7 is not an ice skate, so if you have to ski ice, then you might want something a little narrower underfoot.

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