When straight skis ruled the slopes, nobody really talked about quivers. Unless you were a racer with slalom, GS and maybe a 223 cm downhill ski, most people owned one pair. Maybe two if they were lucky.

Then shaped skis arrived and everything changed.

Old school cool. Salomon Force 9s circa 1997

Fast forward to today and there are skis for just about everything. Powder. Carving. Park. Touring. Trees. Moguls. If there's a specific type of skiing, chances are there's a ski designed for it.

Which raises the obvious question:

Is there really one ski that can do it all?

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