The Rossignol Experience 80 Carbon is an affordable frontside/all-mountain ski that shares a lot of technology and design elements with the wider more expensive Experience skis. You get a lot of ski for just 699 which includes an integrated Look 11 DIN binding. Inside the ski is a lightweight paulownia wood core that’s supported by what Rossignol calls Carbon Inserts as well as their Drive Tip Solution. Carbon is an awesome material for ski construction and isn’t often found in skis that hit a price point this low. Drive Tip Solution is an impressive technology that utilizes a complex blend of fibers and visco to create a tip that absorbs impacts and unwanted vibrations and actually turns them into smoother useable energy when it reaches your feet. It gives these skis a very robust damp feel that’s often lost on skis in this range. For shape Rossignol has done a really good job on the redesign of these new Experience skis. They still use similar tip rocker to the skis they are replacing but the sidecut is more extended through that rocker so you get a longer effective edge and thus more grip. The rest of the ski is predominantly camber in fact there’s really not much tail rocker to speak of which makes sense for a ski intended to mostly stay on groomed slopes.
- All Trail Sidecut delivers a responsive feel with quick edge engagement and powerful consistent carving; Confident Vibration-Free Control
- Carbon fiber enhances stability strength and ski-snow contact while reducing weight; Lightweight Agility
- Paulownia wood core reduces ski weight for a balance of weight power and maneuverability; Maximum Edge Control
- Rectangular Sidewall construction delivers race-proven grip precision and power; Carbon