2013 Rossignol Skis: Live from SIA 2012!

What’s better than Christmas? Two Christmas’s! Rossignol Skis are IN STOCK here at SkiersRealm!

 From the left: Jason, Kyle, and Spencer. The SkiersRealm.

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The Rossignol S7 and Super 7′s have been converting people to fat skis since their introduction. If you’re not on the bandwagon yet, read on. This is the official review of the 2012 Rossignol Super 7.

The 2012 Rossignol Super 7 has been spotted. Here’s a few shots of the beast. There’s not many out there right now though so if you can track em’ down, snatch em’ up!

These ladies are at the top of their game and are paving the way for Women’s Freeskiing. So I wanted to do a piece that highlighted who’s ruling the snow and to give an idea of where they came from, how they got there and maybe add in a few fun facts along the way.

Three years ago I was lucky enough to find myself in possession of a pair of K2′s Limited Edition PBR Brewskis. Originally I didn’t plan on mounting them, instead they were going to grace the wall above my wax bench due to their rarity. I eventually decided a ski that unique deserved to be ridden, and for the last three years they’ve been my boards of choice on most days.

Things have changed in the last couple of seasons though, with all of the kids talking about rocker this and rocker that, so I’ve slowly come to the decision to retire the Brewskis to the shop, and that means I need to replace them with something equally versatile. Fortunately I’ve got a few specialized tools in my quiver, including some Pontoons for deep days, old and Salomon Gun’s for park days. That means the ski I replace the PBRs with needs to be versatile enough to ski pretty much anywhere, but more than anything it needs to be well rounded (and like I mentioned, it’s gotta have rocker).

Based on my above criteria I’ve narrowed my choices down to Armada’s JJ, K2′s ObSETHed or Rossignol’s S7 all of which are rockered at the tip and tail with camber under foot for cat tracks, traverses and harder days. Also, all three of these skis get rave reviews from pretty much everyone that skis them.

Read on for more comparison between these three sticks, and if you have some input on which one I should ski this year sound of in the comments.

Sage was rocking Rossignol and rocking it well for the last couple years. The Rossignol S7 complemented the way Sage skis and gave him the tools to confidently ski the biggest lines in Alaska. Now it looks like he will be rocking a pair of Atomic Bent Chetlers, but for how long? Because of the magnitude of this move there might just be a new Mr. Cattabriga-Alosa pro model ski in the near future. Only time will tell. For now we will ponder the fate of Rossignol and patently wait for new media from Atomic. Congrats Sage.

READ THE PRESS RELEASE

Huntington Beach, CA – Quiksilver, Inc. today announced that it has received a binding offer for the acquisition of 100% of ski and snowboard equipment and clothing maker Rossignol Group. The offer is made by Chartreuse & Mont Blanc, headed by Bruno Cercley, a former CEO of Rossignol, returning the company to French ownership. Chartreuse & Mont Blanc is majority owned by Macquarie Group and supported by a non-voting minority interest by Jarden Corporation, owner of skiwear and ski equipment brands K2, Marker, Marmot and Volkl.