2021 Blizzard Braham 88

Our testers were pretty psyched with the new Brahma 88, and all the rest of us at SkiEssentials.com are, too. It's always been a real skier's ski, an absolute ripper. It still is, but now it's more forgiving and easier to manipulate into different turn shapes. The True Blend technology is also really cool and allows you to pick which length will work for you more easily. In traditional ski construction, the shorter lengths were often the stiffest, which doesn't make much sense. True Blend is the opposite, so less aggressive skiers opting for the 165 and 171 cm lengths will find those to be much more manageable, while experts and adrenaline junkies get everything they need out of the longer lengths.