Kastle Skis 2027: The First Look
Known for their race room heritage and hard charging skis, Kastle is built for skiers who want to tackle the fall line with gusto. But, what if you don’t want to have to put the pedal down all the time? What if you still want a supportive, directional shape that gets the job done, with a bit more pop and energy? Kastle delivers with several new skis in their 2027 skis lineup.
What’s New
Kastle has two new skis for next year: the Transcend and the Sublime. Both offer skiers a less aggressive alternative to the MX and Paragon series, but with plenty of platform and support to push the gas a little. Let’s dive into the Transcend first.
The Transcend trades places with the ZX series, as a playful freeride ski in the collection. But, where the ZX lacked metal (just a wood and fiberglass core), the Transcend brings back a partial titanal sheet. This ski tracks better and provides better suspension throughout the whole ski.
You also get fairly healthy tip and tail rocker, with deep tip taper. The rear of the ski still holds a solidly directional shape, but it’s loosened up compared to the Paragon and gives you a bit more room to slash and slarve. You get a poplar/beech core for extra pop. Kastle builds a Transcend 98, 104, and 114. Initial impressions? These skis will work for a lot of skiers, from athletic intermediates stoked to explore the mountain all the way to experts who like the sound of a powerful directional ski, that doesn’t have the rigidty of so many sheets of metal.
On the Sublime side, think of this as a more accessible MX, but still offers dual titanal and a poplar/beech core (with beech strips on the outside for power). The shape is the most notable difference from the MX, with a bit more rocker and eased up taper. It’s still a solid directional, powerful narrow all-mountain ski, but with a bit more ease of use. Again, another great way to get into Kastle without needing to train like Lindsey Vonn to ski them.
Those come in a Sublime 93, 88, and 83, with a women’s on the 88 and 93, just with a different graphic and one shorter size.
Other Highlights
High-performance carving skis on the RX side also get a few updates to the core and shape. Back again to that Kastle race room heritage, these skis rip carves. The RX12 is the highest performer, with the RX11 a happy medium, and the RX9 a great entry-level to performance carving.
On the women’s side, a new Wave 74 for snappy, engaging carves. You’ll get a stout construction, with their Sublime core.
TX, Paragon, amd MX come back without any changes.
There’s also quite a bit new on the boot side, but check out our new boot preview in a few weeks to find out more.
