Ski Reviews

2022-2023 4FRNT Renegade, 191 cm

Reviewer Username: LafeMeic

Reviewer Height: 6’2″

Reviewer Weight: 235 lbs

Reviewer Experience Level: Advanced

DAYS USED: 5 days

TEST LOCATIONS: Hokkaido, Japan

TEST TERRAIN: Softer groomers | Softer moguls | Fairly steep off-piste terrain | Trees

TEST CONDITIONS: 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: 8/10

MANEUVERABILITY (How Loose / Easy to Pivot & Smear?): 9/10

MANEUVERABILITY (How Quick / Low is the Swing Weight?): 8/10

STABILITY: 8/10

SUSPENSION: 6/10

EDGE HOLD: 6/10

PLAYFULNESS: 8/10

SKI LENGTH: It felt just right (191 cm length tested)

THIS SKI’S IDEAL TERRAIN: Fairly steep off-piste terrain | Trees

THIS SKI’S IDEAL SNOW CONDITIONS: 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?

Intermediate through expert.

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 was a great Japow ski! Floats well, even in lower-angle terrain, and it’s quite manoeverable for its size. Also managed the traverses, cat tracks, and groomers well on the way back to the lifts. An powder tool, even for folks like me who don’t ski a lot of deeeeeep powder.