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First Look: Igneous Raglefant

A striking and elegant design and craftsmanship. 120mm underfoot: buckle up.

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Peter Vordenberg

The Igneous Raglefant. A Maple topsheet powder ski.

The Igneous Raglefant. A Maple topsheet powder ski.

For your best days. So far, on our first look, we have had sub-best days, and yet the Raglefants have slayed. The past few days have had me tempted by N-facing shots, which harbor great snow and potential catastrophe. Fearing death or worse, shame-inducing scolding, I have turned away. Instead, I have skied breakable crusts…

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  1. Slim

    Why oh why don’t more skis have a wood veneer top sheet? I’ve never seen one I really disliked, and most are gorgeous.

    Interesting to have wood sidewalls.

    For looks alone I’d love to have these skis.

    1. Peter Vordenberg

      Such a beautiful ski, and a joy to ride. I was worried about scuffing up these works of art, especially since they weren’t mine, but they were tough!

  2. Whit

    These Igneous skis are stunning! Had not heard about the brand before. But I vote you all review skinny skimo sticks so maybe next season it’ll snow in the west 🙂

    I’d love to learn what the difference camber profiles of these fat skis behave like since I can’t test before buying. Things like a little or a lot of camber versus reverse camber, lots of tip taper versus more traditional sidecut, stuff like that. Does it really matter for a pow ski?

    1. Peter Vordenberg

      This is a good idea. Across other categories too even. It is interesting how diverse in builds skis made for the same thing (or very similar) can be. It could be valuable to dig into the similarities and differences, especially with diverse perspectives from skiers who are taking on different objectives – mellow powder wiggles, steep and fast, steep and controlled, etc

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