Ski Reviews
2024-2025 Icelantic Nomad 112, 188 cm
Reviewer Username: BenYYC
Reviewer Height: 5’11”
Reviewer Weight: 175 lbs
Reviewer Experience Level: Expert
DAYS USED: 1 days
TEST LOCATIONS: Crested Butte
TEST TERRAIN: Firm groomers | Softer groomers | Firm moguls | Softer moguls | Low-angle, off-piste terrain | Fairly steep off-piste terrain | Very steep off-piste terrain | Trees
TEST CONDITIONS: Pretty firm snow | Softer, but not deep snow | Untracked powder (shallow) | Untracked powder (deep) | Soft chop / pretty forgiving cut-up snow
PERFORMANCE RATINGS
(0 = Terrible, 5 = Okay, 10 = Outstanding)
OVERALL IMPRESSION: 9/10
FORGIVENESS: 9/10
MANEUVERABILITY (How Loose / Easy to Pivot & Smear?): 8/10
MANEUVERABILITY (How Quick / Low is the Swing Weight?): 8/10
STABILITY: 9/10
SUSPENSION: 9/10
EDGE HOLD: 6/10
PLAYFULNESS: 8/10
SKI LENGTH: It felt just right (188 cm length tested)
THIS SKI’S IDEAL TERRAIN: Fairly steep off-piste terrain | Very steep off-piste terrain | Trees
THIS SKI’S IDEAL SNOW CONDITIONS: Softer, but not deep snow | Untracked powder (shallow) | Untracked powder (deep) | Soft chop / pretty forgiving cut-up snow
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I had a great time on this ski at Crested Butte on our powder day. Anywhere that was soft snow to deep snow this ski was epic. I was a bit worried about the length but it was perfect for this powder day during blister summit 2024. We got into third bowl, which was steep techy terrain with great snow. This ski held up great and had excellent maneuverability in this terrain. I found the ski to be pretty intuitive, great pop and support and easy to flick around in the steep techy terrain. Such a great powder ski. It ate up the crud and soft snow like a boss. I did get this ski in a bit of terrain that was not as steep and firm and I found it didn’t perform well in this space.
Note: I can’t remember the exact length or width of the ski but it was the ski that had the cacti graphic on it. I think it was the 2024-25 ski but not sure.