Ski Reviews

2023-2024 4FRNT Devistator, 186 cm

Reviewer Username: Glucia

Reviewer Height: 6’0″

Reviewer Weight: 245 lbs

Reviewer Experience Level: Intermediate

DAYS USED: 1 days

TEST LOCATIONS: Crested Butte

TEST TERRAIN: Firm groomers | Softer groomers | Low-angle, off-piste terrain

TEST CONDITIONS: Pretty firm snow | Softer, but not deep snow | Soft chop / pretty forgiving cut-up snow

PERFORMANCE RATINGS

(0 = Terrible, 5 = Okay, 10 = Outstanding)

OVERALL IMPRESSION: 9/10

FORGIVENESS: 8/10

MANEUVERABILITY (How Loose / Easy to Pivot & Smear?): 10/10

MANEUVERABILITY (How Quick / Low is the Swing Weight?): 10/10

STABILITY: 8/10

SUSPENSION: 8/10

EDGE HOLD: 9/10

PLAYFULNESS: 10/10

PLAYFULNESS (Open Ended):

Could carve well if you leaned into the tips, but was all surfy loose and playful when you shifted you balance back a bit.

SKI LENGTH: It felt just right (186 cm length tested)

THIS SKI’S IDEAL SNOW CONDITIONS: Softer, but not deep snow | Untracked powder (shallow) | Untracked powder (deep) | Soft chop / pretty forgiving cut-up snow

WHAT TYPE(S) OF SKIER DO YOU IMAGINE WILL GET ALONG BEST WITH THIS SKI?

Anyone I think with the right length of ski if you’re looking for a wider playful ski that you can use all over the mountain

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!

This is a ski that can be driven from the front of the boot on groomers if you’re looking to get it on edge. It’s clearly not a groomer centered ski, but it’s more than happy to lay over for you and carve wider GS style turns if you lean into them.

A more centered position gets you a loose surfy ski that like to go sideways a get loose, you can certainly kick the rear around pretty easily and I would say that’s the way it really wants to be used on the mountain. It’s a ski that is meant to be off the Piste and in the softer stuff. Felt like it has a pretty high top end even through I didn’t get to truly push it’s limits.