Elan Ripstick 96

This much-loved Fall-Line fave is back this year with some ‘minor’ tweaks to its construction. Glen Plake apparently warned the designers not to “mess around with it too much” and who are we to argue?!

Before you jump aboard the Elan Ripstick 96 you need to remember to get these on the correct feet. That’s right, they’re asymmetrical, which means they actually have a left and right ski.

Once you’re ripping you’ll immediately notice that the new carbon lay-up allows more direct transmission to the driving edge – these really do grip unbelievably well for something so bendy!

“God these things are fun,” said Lee. “How something so smooth and easy to turn can grip this well on a carved-up piste is amazing!”

A new tip and tail profile provides less chatter in variable snow so they feel super balanced and floaty through every turn, and the extra grunt in the tail allows more drive through the exit of the turn over last year’s ski.

Rob was loving them too: “a super-fun ski that you can easily bend and create a lot of turn shapes all over the mountain: a rippingly smooth operator that’s just so easy to ski.”

Brand:

Elan

Model:

Elan Ripstick 96

RRP:

£540

Width:

96mm

Lengths

164, 172, 180, 188

Radius

18m @ 180

Dimensions

136-96-110

Weight per ski

1650g @ 180