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David Wolfgang


If it wasn’t for David Wolfgang SkiEssentials.com wouldn’t exist. David and Katrine are the owners of SkiEssentials.com and both come from a strong skiing background. David has 61 years of experience on skis and has been in the ski industry for a very long time now. He describes his ski ability as “not bad for an artificial limbed skier,” but we’ll take it a step further than that. David is an excellent skier and you can tell he’s been doing it a long time. He might not be the most aggressive skier on the mountain, but he approaches terrain with a smooth, deliberate approach and never seems to be uncomfortable. While he’s busy running multiple businesses in the ski world, he took the time to test skis for us, and we really value his feedback.

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Skis Tested

2018 Atomic Vantage X 80 CTI Skis

2018 Atomic Vantage X 80 CTI
Radius: 15.2 m at 173 cm Lengths: 159, 166, 173, 180 cm

2018 Atomic Vantage 100 CTI Skis

2018 Atomic Vantage 100 CTI
Radius: 18 m at 180 cm Lengths: 172, 180, 188 cm

2018 Blizzard Bonafide Skis

2018 Blizzard Bonafide
Dimensions: 135/98/119 mm at 180 cm Radius: 18 m at 180 cm Lengths: 166, 173, 180, 187 cm

2018 Blizzard Rustler 10 Skis

2018 Blizzard Rustler 10
Dimensions: 133/102/122.5 mm at 180 cm Radius: 17.5 m at 180 cm Lengths: 164, 172, 180, 188 cm

2018 Dynastar Legend X 88 Skis

2018 Dynastar Legend X 84
Dimensions: 125/88/109 mm Radius: 18 m at 180 cm Lengths: 166, 173, 180, 186 cm

2018 Dynastar Speedzone 12 Ti Skis

2018 Dynastar Speedzone 12 Ti
Dimensions: 121/72/106 mm Radius: 15 m at 174 cm Lengths: 158, 166, 174, 182 cm

2018 Elan Ripstick 86 Skis

2018 Elan Ripstick 86 Skis
Dimensions: 128/87/108 mm at 176 cm Radius: 17.6 at 176 cm Lengths: 168, 176, 184 cm

2018 Head Supershape i.Rally Skis

2018 Head Supershape i.Rally Skis
Dimensions: 135/76/114 mm Radius: 13.7 m at 170 cm Lengths: 156, 163, 170, 177 cm

2018 K2 Pinnacle 88 Skis

2018 K2 Pinnacle 88
Dimensions: 128/88/110 mm Radius: 15 m at 184 cm Lengths: 170, 177, 184 cm

2018 Kastle LX 85 Skis

2018 Kastle LX 85 Skis
Dimensions: 126/85/109 mm Radius: 14.5 m at 160 cm Lengths: 144, 152, 160, 168, 176 cm

2018 Nordica Navigator 80 Skis

2018 Nordica Navigator 80
Dimensions: 117/79/102 mm at 172 cm Radius: 15.5 m at 172 cm Lengths: 158, 165, 172, 179 cm

2018 Nordica Navigator 85 Skis

2018 Nordica Navigator 85
Dimensions: 124/85/109 mm at 179 cm Radius: 16.5 m at 179 cm Lengths: 165, 172, 179, 186 cm

2018 Rossignol Pursuit 600 CAM Skis

2018 Rossignol Pursuit 600 CAM Skis
Dimensions: 126/74/110 mm Radius: 14 m at 170 cm Lengths: 163, 170, 177, 184 cm

2018 Salomon QST 99 Skis

2018 Salomon QST 99 Skis
Dimensions: 138/99/120 mm at 181 cm Radius: 19 m at 181 cm Lengths: 167, 174, 181, 188 cm

2018 Volkl Code L Skis

2018 Volkl Code L Skis
Dimensions: 124/76/105 mm Radius: 18.2 m at 178 cm Lengths: 164, 171, 178, 185 cm

2018 Volkl Mantra Skis

2018 Volkl Mantra Skis
Dimensions: 132/100/118 mm Radius: 25.4 m at 184 cm Lengths: 170, 177, 184, 191 cm