When women come into the shop looking for a strong ski that can perform in challenging terrain, the Nordica Santa Ana 104 Free is always one we reach for. Despite being a "women's specific ski", you wouldn't notice that while riding it. A sheet of Nordica's Terrain Specific Metal provides dampening and shock absorption when riding on more variable snow, whether it be chopped up pow at the end of the day, refrozen slush, or a surprise scrapy section. Since Nordica knows you'll probably be doing some skiing in soft snow, they remove metal in specific zones to give more playfulness and flex where you need it. A freeride shape and progressive mount point keeps the ski easy to pivot in tight terrain, or when you need to take a turn, like, now. A super versatile 104mm waist width gives plenty of platform for when the snow starts to fall and dealing with off trail conditions, without being a powder specific ski and feeling too sluggish edge to edge for daily skiing. All of this means the 104 Free is an ideal ski for shredders who like a ski that can support aggressive skiing, but still have a bit of a playful style and like to bounce around all over the mountain. Similar skis: Rossignol Rallybird 102, Blizzard Sheeva 10, Faction Mana 2.0X.
Dimensions: | 133/104/122 |
Radius: | 15m@165cm |
Rocker: | Freeride Rocker |
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Construction: | Full Sidewall |
Weight: | 3240 grams (per pair for size 158cm) Learn more about ski weights |