At the Blister Summit, we dove deep into Rossignol’s 21/22 ski lineup, with Rossi’s alpine category manager, Jake Stevens. We discussed the decision to kill the “7 Series” and the Soul 7; what they are going for with their Black Ops series that replaces it; why “-ish” is a very important suffix for Rossignol; and more.
- 02:10 Jake’s Background
- 07:32 The launch of the Soul 7
- 13:38 The stealth launch of the Blackops 118 & 98
- 19:52 Killing the Soul 7
- 24:50 Black Ops Gamer & Holy Shred
- 29:22 Black Ops Stargazer & Escaper
- 31:34 Progressive waist widths
- 37:05 Black Ops Sender
- 39:13 Which Blackops ski is most similar to the Soul 7?
- 41:57 Black Ops Rallybird
- 45:01 Black Ops Sender Ti
- 54:26 Black Ops Rallybird Ti
- 56:20 Black Ops Sender Squad
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Enjoy these videos, great to get the run down as well as the thinking behind the lines. I remember being in Sauze D’Oulx in Italy skiing with friends, one of whom has the v2 Soul 7, and I had read the news overnight that the 7 Series was going. Told him whilst on a chair and nobody would believe me. Think it’s fair to say the current line up makes more sense and Jake was right that other 7 Series skis were not the same phenomenon as the Soul 7. Still think they should make a shorter Sender Squad though – 110ish @ 186 sounds great