Ski Reviews
2021-2022 Rossignol Black Ops 118 Gamer, 184 cm
Reviewer Username: Dennis C
Reviewer Height: 5’8″
Reviewer Weight: 205 lbs
Reviewer Experience Level: Advanced
DAYS USED: 60 days
TEST LOCATIONS: Crested Butte, Keystone, Loveland, Copper, Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creek, Big Sky, A-basin, Winter Park, Crystal
TEST TERRAIN: Firm groomers | Softer groomers | Firm moguls | Softer moguls | Low-angle, off-piste terrain | Fairly 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 | Firm, off-piste chop or crud | Slush
PERFORMANCE RATINGS
(0 = Terrible, 5 = Okay, 10 = Outstanding)
OVERALL IMPRESSION: 10/10
FORGIVENESS: 10/10
MANEUVERABILITY (How Loose / Easy to Pivot & Smear?): 10/10
MANEUVERABILITY (How Quick / Low is the Swing Weight?): 6/10
STABILITY: 10/10
SUSPENSION: 10/10
EDGE HOLD: 7/10
PLAYFULNESS: 10/10
SKI LENGTH: It felt just right (184 cm length tested)
THIS SKI’S IDEAL TERRAIN: Firm groomers | Softer groomers | Softer moguls | Low-angle, off-piste terrain | Fairly steep off-piste terrain | Trees
THIS SKI’S IDEAL SNOW CONDITIONS: Pretty firm snow | Softer, but not deep snow | Untracked powder (shallow) | Untracked powder (deep) | Soft chop / pretty forgiving cut-up snow | Firm, off-piste chop or crud | Slush
WHAT TYPE(S) OF SKIER DO YOU IMAGINE WILL GET ALONG BEST WITH THIS SKI?
If you want a monster truck to point straight down the fall line through any snow condition that can also get playful and slash around, this is the ski for you.
ARE THERE SIMILAR PRODUCTS YOU’VE SKIED THAT YOU CLEARLY PREFER? IF SO, WHY?
PLEASE ELABORATE ON ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THIS SKI. FEEL FREE TO GO INTO DETAIL!
What can I say that hasn’t already been said about these skis. They are absolute full suspension monster trucks with a very playful side as well. Will all this stability and dampness comes A LOT of weight, which can make them tiring to ski, but other than that, they are absolutely a hall of fame ski. Playful when you want them to be, serious when you want them to be, and more fun in the air than they have a right to be at this weight. I mostly use these as my resort powder skis as everything can get tracked out and chopped up so fast here in the Colorado I70 corridor. The Black Ops 118 will keep you feeling like you are skiing fresh smooth powder no matter how chopped up it gets.