Ski: 2024-2025 Folsom Completo 100, 186 cm
Test Location: Crested Butte Mountain Resort, CO
Days Skied: ~10
Available Lengths: 156, 163, 169, 174, 175, 180, 184, 186, 189 cm (custom available)
Blister’s Measured Tip-to-Tail Length (straight-tape pull): 183.6 cm
Blister’s Measured Weight per Ski (186 cm): 1851 & 1868 grams
Stated Dimensions: 130-100-120 mm
Blister’s Measured Dimensions: 129.3-99-119.6 mm
Stated Sidecut Radius (186 cm): 18 meters
Measured Tip & Tail Splay (ski decambered): 60 mm / 42 mm
Measured Traditional Camber Underfoot: 4 mm
Core Materials: poplar/bamboo + carbon & fiberglass laminate (custom available)
Base Material: sintered
Factory Recommended Mount Point: -6.8 cm from center / 85 cm from tail
Boots Used: Lange Shadow 130 LV, Salomon S/Pro Race 110 W
Bindings Used: Marker Griffon 13
Ski: 2024-2025 Folsom Completo 100, 174 cm (click to expand specs)
Blister’s Measured Tip-to-Tail Length (straight-tape pull): 171.6 cm
Blister’s Measured Weight per Ski (186 cm): 1666 & 1668 grams
Blister’s Measured Dimensions: 129.3-98.9-119.3 mm
Stated Sidecut Radius (174 cm): 16 meters
Measured Tip & Tail Splay (ski decambered): 70 mm / 43 mm
Measured Traditional Camber Underfoot: 3 mm
Factory Recommended Mount Point: -5.3 cm from center / 80.5 cm from tail
Intro
The Completo is one of the longest-standing shapes in Folsom’s collection, designed to be highly maneuverable, accessible, and versatile.
In recent years, they revised the original design and expanded it into a broader Completo collection, including the Completo 100, Completo 105, and Completo 113.
This spring, a couple of us spent time on two lengths of the Completo 100, built with their standard “Signature Series” construction, to get an idea of how it compares to Folsom’s other shapes and the rest of the all-mountain market, and think about how their various customization options might play into what sorts of skiers would most appreciate it.
What Folsom says about the Completo 100
“The Complete One Ski Quiver. This ski transforms the entire mountain into your private playground. Narrow enough for precision on groomers, wide enough to handle moderate amounts of fresh snow. Tapered tips and tails create intuitive and forgiving entry and exit to turns. Rocker and camber provide the total package for skiing any type of mixed snow. 100mm underfoot width keeps the edges accessible and easy to engage.”
Construction & Custom Options
For reference, Folsom offers a wide range of ski shapes that they will customize to your preferences via different materials, rocker profiles, flex patterns, graphics, etc.
They also offer some of their popular shapes in a pre-built, less expensive “Signature Series” construction; the Signature Series skis come with a standardized build for a given model that Folsom designed to work for the widest range of skiers.
We’ve been testing the 174 cm and 186 cm Signature Series versions of the Completo 100 (albeit with Folsom’s “Captain” graphic, not the Signature Series graphic). These skis come with Folsom’s lighter resort-oriented core construction, which features a poplar / bamboo wood core and 90/10 fiberglass-to-carbon ratio for the laminate structure. They also have Folsom’s “Everyday Rocker” profile, “Round” tail shape, and “Standard” flex pattern.
As with their full-custom skis, the Signature Series models are made in Folsom’s Denver, Colorado factory.
If you want to go the full-custom route, Folsom can make the Completo 100 with heavier and lighter constructions, stiffer and softer flex patterns, different rocker profiles, and a whole lot of graphic options.
Shape & Rocker Profile
The Completo 100’s shape is a huge part of its overall on-snow personality. It’s defined by the notable amount of early tapering at its tips and tails, which decreases its effective edge and increases maneuverability, relative to skis that feature less tapered tips and/or tails, such as Folsom’s Cash and Primary collections.
The “Everyday Rocker” profile on the Completo 100 pairs those tapered tips and tails with pretty deep rocker lines, a semi-twinned tail, and some camber in the middle, though its rocker profile doesn’t stand out quite as much as its shape.
Flex Pattern
Here’s how we’d characterize the flex pattern of the 186 cm Completo 100:
Tips: 6.5
Shovels: 6.5-7.5
In Front of Toe Piece: 7.5-10
Underfoot: 10
Behind the Heel Piece: 10-8.5
Tails: 8-6.5
Here’s how we’d characterize the flex pattern of the 174 cm Completo 100:
Tips: 6
Shovels: 6.5-7.5
In Front of Toe Piece: 8-10
Underfoot: 10
Behind the Heel Piece: 9.5-8.5
Tails: 8-7
Overall, this a pretty accessible flex pattern that’s fairly soft at the ends of the ski and strong around the middle. It transitions smoothly between those softer / stiffer areas and does so a bit more slowly / over a longer part of the ski when compared to some of the other Folsom skis we’ve tested, such as their Cash 106.
Lengths
For their full-custom skis, Folsom can make just about any length you want from about 150 cm to 200 cm. They currently offer the Signature Series Completo 100 in 156, 174, and 186 cm lengths.
Sidecut Radius
Looking at the 156, 174, and 186 cm lengths of the Completo 100, Folsom lists stated sidecut radii of 12, 16, and 18 meters, respectively.
Those are on the tighter end of the spectrum in general, especially for the shorter lengths of the Completo 100, but the 174 cm and 186 cm Completo 100’s stated sidecut radii aren’t wild outliers in the all-mountain class.
Mount Point
Our 186 cm Completo 100’s recommended mount point is about -6.8 cm from true center, while our 174 cm length’s is a touch closer to center, at about -5.3 cm.
Those are both more forward / less set back than many directional skis, but not as centered as most freestyle-specific skis.
Weight
This standard version of the Completo 100 is fairly light for a resort-oriented all-mountain ski of its size, at about 1860 grams per ski for the 186 cm length and ~1675 grams for the 174 cm.
You could always make it heavier and more resort-oriented or lighter and more touring-friendly if you go the full-custom route, but the Signature Series Completo 100 is on the lighter end of the spectrum compared to other ~100mm-wide all-mountain skis.
For reference, here are a number of our measured weights (per ski in grams) for some notable skis. Keep in mind the length differences to try to keep things apples-to-apples.
1666 & 1668 Folsom Completo 100, 174 cm
1693 & 1710 Moment Sierra, 172 cm
1707 & 1752 4FRNT Switch, 184 cm
1735 & 1741 Elan Ripstick 96, 182 cm
1741 & 1747 Nordica Unleashed 98 W, 174 cm
1761 & 1778 Zag Slap 104, 176 cm
1762 & 1830 DPS Kaizen 105, 179 cm
1792 & 1792 Nordica Santa Ana 104 Free, 172 cm
1797 & 1839 Rossignol Rallybird 102, 170 cm
1800 & 1824 Romp Zorro 100, 183 cm
1805 & 1833 Liberty Origin 101, 182 cm
1806 & 1864 Volkl Blaze 104, 186 cm
1806 & 1884 Head Oblivion 102, 189 cm
1815 & 1824 Majesty Havoc 100 Ti, 176 cm
1816 & 1819 Head Kore 99, 184 cm
1824 & 1843 Season Kin, 181 cm
1830 & 1835 Icelantic Maiden 102, 176 cm
1831 & 1844 K2 Mindbender 96C, 178 cm
1831 & 1852 Rossignol Rallybird 104 Ti, 171 cm
1851 & 1856 Blizzard Sheeva 10, 180 cm
1851 & 1868 Folsom Completo 100, 186 cm
1869 & 1873 Line Sakana, 181 cm
1867 & 1908 DPS Kaizen 105, 184 cm
1885 & 1907 Salomon QST Lumen 98, 176 cm
1886 & 1925 Atomic Bent 100, 186 cm
1893 & 1925 Icelantic Nomad 100, 188 cm
1894 & 1919 RMU Apostle 96 Ti, 184 cm
1896 & 1942 K2 Reckoner 102, 184 cm
1901 & 1902 Renoun Endurance 98, 184 cm
1917 & 1961 DPS Wailer 100, 184 cm
1925 & 1934 Black Crows Camox, 186 cm
1929 & 1982 Faction Mana 2, 183 cm
1933 & 1953 Blizzard Black Pearl 94, 176 cm
1933 & 1975 Volkl Secret 96, 170 cm
1935 & 1962 Fischer Ranger 96, 180 cm
1938 & 2003 Nordica Unleashed 98, 186 cm
1944 & 1952 Fischer Nightstick 97, 184 cm
1946 & 1962 Black Crows Atris, 184 cm
1946 & 1968 Salomon Stance 96, 182 cm
1951 & 1957 RMU Apostle 106, 184 cm
1956 & 1976 Blizzard Rustler 10, 186 cm
1958 & 1960 Faction Dancer 3X, 172 cm
1961 & 1985 K2 Mindbender 106C W, 176 cm
1975 & 2028 Armada Declivity 102 Ti, 180 cm
1976 & 2000 Line Pandora 99, 184 cm
1981 & 1991 Faction Dancer 2, 182 cm
1990 & 2045 Peak 104 by Bode, 184 cm
1994 & 2001 Peak 98 by Bode, 178 cm
1997 & 2001 ZAG Slap 104, 188 cm
1998 & 2010 Stöckli Stormrider 102, 182 cm
2008 & 2043 ZAG Harfang 96, 182 cm
2009 & 2015 J Skis Allplay, 186 cm
2010 & 2063 Volkl Secret 102, 170 cm
2014 & 2038 Atomic Maverick 105 CTi, 185 cm
2019 & 2022 Rossignol Blackops 98, 182 cm
2019 & 2024 Salomon Stance 102, 183 cm
2024 & 2112 Dynastar M-Free 99, 185 cm
2026 & 2038 Armada Declivity X 102, 180 cm
2032 & 2037 Kastle Paragon 101, 182 cm
2032 & 2040 Majesty Havoc 100 Ti, 188 cm
2034 & 2060 Peak 98 by Bode, 184 cm
2040 & 2061 K2 Reckoner 102, 184 cm
2042 & 2062 Dynastar M-Pro 99, 186 cm
2050 & 2084 K2 Mindbender 106C, 183 cm
2054 & 2063 Salomon QST 98, 189 cm
2057 & 2061 Fischer Ranger 102, 183 cm
2074 & 2088 Line Blade Optic 104, 178 cm
2077 & 2096 Line Blade Optic 96, 184 cm
2079 & 2089 Shaggy’s Mohawk 98, 186 cm
2085 & 2120 K2 Mindbender 99Ti, 184 cm
2090 & 2122 Fischer Nightstick 104, 188 cm
2112 & 2149 J Skis Masterblaster, 181 cm
2165 & 2186 Wagner Summit 97, 182 cm
2178 & 2195 Volkl M6 Mantra, 184 cm
2199 & 2229 Nordica Enforcer 99, 185 cm
2220 & 2224 Moment Commander 102, 182 cm
2259 & 2278 Blizzard Anomaly 102, 188 cm
2273 & 2297 Nordica Enforcer 104, 185 cm
Now, let’s dive into how the Completo 100 actually performs on snow:
FULL REVIEW
Luke Koppa (5’8”, 155 lbs / 173 cm, 70 kg): For reference, both Kristin Sinnott (pictured throughout this review) and I spent time on the Completo 100 this past season at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, with Kristin skiing the 174 cm version and me on the 186 cm.
As of writing this, Kristin is currently on a well-deserved vacation, but I got her thoughts on the ski before she left. So, here, I’ll be summarizing both our experiences on the Completo 100 and what sorts of skiers we think will most appreciate it.
Moguls, Trees, & Tight Terrain
I’ll start with where the Completo 100 stands out the most: off-piste terrain where lots of turns and maneuverability are what you need.
The Completo 100’s tapered tips and tails, coupled with its fairly deep tip and tail rocker lines, make it very easy to release, pivot, skid, and slash on the snow. It’s also pretty light and lively, which are nice traits if / when you want to pop and hop it around off the snow.
Add into account its forgiving flex pattern, and the Completo 100 gets high marks for pretty much all of the traits that typically make a ski maneuverable, agile, and easy to ski in tight terrain. The Completo 100 definitely feels like it was designed to make this sort of terrain more approachable than it would be on less tapered, less rockered, stiffer, and/or heavier skis.
That said, on very firm moguls, the Completo 100 doesn’t feel all that precise. The middle of the ski still provides respectable edge hold, but in this terrain and others, the Completo 100 feels more biased toward pivoting and sliding turns than carving them.
But in a wide variety of tight terrain, the Completo 100 stands out as a notably easygoing ski that can also be skied quite fast, especially if you take a more dynamic approach with lots of turns and on-the-fly adjustments, rather than trying to charge straight down the fall line.
On-Piste / Groomers
As you might expect, given what we just discussed above, the Completo 100 is not the best option in this class if you prioritize on-piste precision. It’ll get you down most groomers with little drama, but especially on firm, smooth snow, it often encourages a casual approach with more skidding and feathering than high-edge-angle carving.
On more inviting piste conditions, like fresh mid-winter corduroy or slopes absent of icy, scraped-off snow, the Completo 100 can still be fun to carve. Both Kristin and I had to initially adjust our technique a bit since the Completo 100 doesn’t initiate carved turns as quickly or precisely as most ~100mm-wide skis that feature less tip taper and/or tip rocker. The Completo 100’s somewhat tight sidecut radius (18 m @ 186 cm / 16 m @ 174 cm) does slightly alleviate this, and once you get used to where and how turn initiation happens on this ski, you can work it into fairly high edge angles, especially on soft-ish snow surfaces.
In terms of turn shapes on piste, the Completo 100 is pretty versatile; I can bend it into tight ones when the snow is easily edgeable, but it’s also quite predictable when opening things up and making large-radius turns at lower edge angles. And feathering between turn sizes is super easy on this ski.
Powder & Soft Chop
The Completo 100 is a ton of fun in any sort of soft snow, and it outperforms many of its ~100mm-wide competition when it comes to flotation and maneuverability in these conditions.
Coincidentally, the first time I ever tried a Folsom ski was at one of their demo days many years ago, when I got on the original 113mm-wide Completo. While the Completo 100 is much more practical for daily driver usage and not as buoyant in deep snow, it shares a strong family resemblance to the original, wider Completo in terms of how loose, surfy, and easy it feels in soft conditions.
The Completo 100’s fairly soft, rockered shovels do a nice job of planing up in fresh snow; they’re not super wide and I’d definitely prefer something wider if I know I’ll be skiing powder deeper than about 8 in / 20 cm, but this ski floats quite well for its size. Maybe more notable, though, is its maneuverability in soft snow — it’s really easy to both slash and carve this ski in pow, soft chop, slush, etc.
That makes the Completo 100 a great option for finding stashes of fresh in tight trees and the like, and I also really enjoyed skiing the Completo 100 dynamically in tracked-out pow — slash or air off the clumps of soft chop, and then make lots of quick, small turns to control speed between them.
If you prefer to make bigger, higher-speed turns in soft chop, the Completo 100 isn’t the first ski I’d point you toward within Folsom’s lineup. Less tapered, longer-radius shapes (which often come with stiffer flex patterns and heavier builds) like the Folsom Primary and Giver will get knocked around less in these scenarios, but I had a blast surfy and hopping around soft snow aboard the Completo 100.
Firm Chop & Crud
In challenging snow conditions, the Completo 100 requires a lighter and more precise touch if you want to continue to ski pretty fast. Or, you can just take advantage of its easy, maneuverable ride and ski more slowly as you look for better snow.
If you try to make fairly large-radius, high-speed turns on the Completo 100 in crud, its tips are pretty prone to getting knocked around and unsettling the ski. Most of the things we touched on that make the Completo 100 so surfy and agile are also what hamper its composure at speed, so none of this is a big surprise.
That said, I have been very impressed by the suspension of the Completo 100, relative to its weight. At around 1860 grams per ski for the 186 cm length, the Signature Series Completo 100 is quite light for its size, yet it does a better job of muting out / absorbing on-snow impacts and vibrations than many skis that are a bit heavier; its shape feels like the bigger factor holding it back from being particularly stable at speed. But in rough snow, I found the Completo 100 plenty predictable while skidding my way to more consistent conditions.
Playfulness, Stance, & Mount Point
The Completo 100 is a directional ski, but it’s a very playful one.
Overall, the Completo 100 has a slight preference for a more upright, centered stance, rather than requiring that you drive it really hard through the shovels. However, apart from in deep snow, I could still ski it with a traditional, forward stance. It’s fairly versatile in this regard, though, between its less set-back recommended mount point and tapered tips, it took some getting used to for Kristin, who generally prefers more directional skis with mount points around -10 to -7 cm from center. So if you’re coming from directional skis but are interested in the Completo 100 because of its maneuverability, there might be a bit of an initial learning curve.
My personal favorite skis include everything from very directional, traditional carvers to center-mounted pow sticks, and I got along just fine with the Completo 100’s recommended mount point (about -7 cm from center on our 186 cm length).
Getting back to playfulness, the Completo 100 checks most of the boxes. It’s loose / surfy, pretty balanced overall, energetic, and has a low swing weight. It also skis switch well and can be a fun all-mountain-freestyle option for those who like to slash, spin, and butter around the mountain. I probably wouldn’t pick it for frequent laps through the park when the snow is very firm, but otherwise, it’s generally very playful and freestyle-friendly.
Length
Folsom offers nearly infinite length options for their full-custom skis, while the pre-built Signature Series version of the Completo 100 is currently offered in 156, 174, and 186 cm lengths.
For reference, I’m 5’8”, 155 lbs (173 cm, 70 kg) and I typically prefer skis in the ~100mm-wide all-mountain category in lengths ranging from 177 to 190 cm. With that context in mind, it came as little surprise that the 186 cm Completo 100 felt pretty spot-on for me in terms of length. I could probably go a bit longer to get a tad more stability, but if stability is what you’re after, you should probably be starting with a different ski.
(Check out our GEAR 101 video and article on ski length for more on the factors that contribute to how long a given ski feels when you’re actually skiing it, and why you might want to size up or down on a particular model.)
Who’s It For?
The Completo 100 warrants a close look if you want a versatile all-mountain ski that really stands out for its maneuverability, quickness, accessibility, and playfulness.
This isn’t the ski I’d recommend if you want to lay down hard carves on icy groomers, nor is it ideal for charging through chop, crud, and other variable conditions.
However, the Completo 100 is a great choice if you spend a lot of time in tight off-piste terrain and want something that’s agile and easy there, but that you can still ski fairly hard in more open terrain when conditions aren’t super firm or rough.
If you’re not sure what ski is right for you and/or don’t even know where to start, you can always become a BLISTER+ member, send us a note via the Member Clubhouse, and one of our reviewers will work one-on-one with you to figure out what would make the most sense for your particular case
Bottom Line
The Folsom Completo 100 is a particularly maneuverable and nimble ski that, for people who prioritize those traits in their all-mountain skis, can still be a lot of fun in a wide range of conditions and terrain.
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Folsom constructed a pair of Completos (171cm, 100mm underfoot; I put Marker Griffon bindings on them) for me (advanced skier, 63 years, 5′-7″) in 2015 and they are still going strong … the construction is impeccable. The tip and tail rocker is similar to that shown above. An expert skier friend (mid-30’s, 5′-10″) uses the same pair more than I do (same boot size!) and he has taken them up on the triple-black north-facing hiking-accessed Stillwater Bowl runs off of the Challenger 3 / Headwaters 2 lifts at Big Sky Resort, Montana. They work great everywhere else on the mountain, too.