Nordica always tend to make great race skis. The GSR s of the past few years have been great. This year there was none available to test but the XBS was a good runner last time around so I was all excited to clip onto these beasts. Then I realised that there was no XBS plate fitted which was a disaster. The ski is probably great, and was last year, as a very fast big turn blaster. They were like Hans Solo clipped to your boots and blasting away at the Empire of snow beneath. But without the XBS they felt castrated, geldings to the once proud stallions that once roared down reds leaving their rider quivering with high-speed joy. I guess if you are buying a pair as opposed to renting then the XBS and the testosterone will be fitted so you can rip roar away otherwise chose a pair of stallions and not geldings. P.s. they are best in the hands of athletic skiers who enjoy a flat hard piste and race track conditions. p.s. there is a pure FIS GSR race ski available to order if you are a serious racer.

Description: Hand made in Italy for top level ski racers and experts, the well bred DOBERMANN PRO GS skis gnaw up races courses and slopes with a world cup feel from their titanal construction, their fearless sidecut and their precision. Size: sizes (radii): 171 (R18),176(R19),181 (R21),186 (R22) sidecut: 107-65-94 Features: construction: 2V ACTIVE TI Type of core: Wood System / Binding: X-BALANCE SYSTEM ALU ADJ, N0312 TI or N0514 bindings by Marker

Description: Hand made in Italy for top level ski racers and experts, the well bred DOBERMANN PRO GS skis gnaw up races courses and slopes with a world cup feel from their titanal construction, their fearless sidecut and their precision. Size: sizes (radii): 171 (R18),176(R19),181 (R21),186 (R22) sidecut: 107-65-94 Features: construction: 2V ACTIVE TI Type of core: Wood System / Binding: X-BALANCE SYSTEM ALU ADJ, N0312 TI or N0514 bindings by Marker