VÖLKL Völkl Blaze 106

UNCHANGED FOR 2023—OTHER THAN THE TOPSHEET GRAPHIC—THE VÖLKL BLAZE 106 CONTINUES TO resonate with our testers for its versatility in a multitude of conditions. It’s astonishingly lightweight, is designed with shock-absorbing suspension tips and has a rocker-camber-rocker profile underfoot meaning this ski is locked, loaded and ready to rip, no matter what the snow is looking like. “Fun in all conditions,” says Mike Filander. “Once you’re in the sweet spot of velocity, it’s an autobahn-styled weapon.” A 3D radius sidecut gives the Völkl Blaze 106 the ability to pivot on a dime just as smooth as it can lay out long, extended turns for some good, old-fashioned Bavarian fun. Full sidewalls and a Titanal binding platform send the durability rating of this German-made plank to the stratosphere, so you can thrash and bash uninhibited.

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