Skier’s Choice Draft Pick | Round 1, 14th Pick by Porter Fox
The Katana isn’t the perfect Eastern ski. But if you’re lucky enough to ski the West as much as your home hills in the East—like most New Yorkers seem to be—you need a pair of boards that can handle deep powder over Christmas break and groomers every other Friday. With a 111mm waist and moderate rocker, the Katana floated in powder in Jackson Hole’s Granite and Pinedale canyons and smeared turns like we all imagine snowboards do. Like most Volkls, the ski’s a tank with two sheets of titanium and a wood core, so it also powers through crud and holds an edge on ice. Thankfully, the rocker is less pronounced than the Kuro (Volkl’s biggest pow ski), so there’s plenty of edge to carve groomers, too.
The Katana isn’t the perfect Eastern ski. But if you’re lucky enough to ski the West as much as your home hills in the East—like most New Yorkers seem to be—you need a pair of boards that can handle deep powder over Christmas break and groomers every other Friday. With a 111mm waist and moderate rocker, the Katana floated in powder in Jackson Hole’s Granite and Pinedale canyons and smeared turns like we all imagine snowboards do. Like most Volkls, the ski’s a tank with two sheets of titanium and a wood core, so it also powers through crud and holds an edge on ice. Thankfully, the rocker is less pronounced than the Kuro (Volkl’s biggest pow ski), so there’s plenty of edge to carve groomers, too.
Buy the Volkl Katana Skis or shop the full line of Volkl Skis online at evo.com.
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Gotama
$825
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Mantra
$825
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Kendo
$775
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Bridge
$700
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Kiku
$825
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Kenja
$775
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Kuro
$1065
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Chopstick
$950
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