Ski Reviews

2023-2024 Nordica Enforcer 104 Free, 179 cm

Reviewer Username: Joe Humphries

Reviewer Height: 5’9″

Reviewer Weight: 160 lbs

Reviewer Experience Level: Expert

DAYS USED: 1 days

TEST LOCATIONS: Sun Peaks BC

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

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

PERFORMANCE RATINGS

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

OVERALL IMPRESSION: 10/10

FORGIVENESS: 7/10

MANEUVERABILITY (How Loose / Easy to Pivot & Smear?): 8/10

MANEUVERABILITY (How Quick / Low is the Swing Weight?): 4/10

STABILITY: 9/10

SUSPENSION: 10/10

EDGE HOLD: 8/10

PLAYFULNESS: 8/10

SKI LENGTH: It felt just right (179 cm length tested)

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

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

Heavier intermediate skiers looking for an off-piste oriented ski or advanced to expert skiers who like to go fast but also want something easy to throw sideways, with a bit of playfulness in the tail.

ARE THERE SIMILAR PRODUCTS YOU’VE SKIED THAT YOU CLEARLY PREFER? IF SO, WHY?

Nope. Carves about as well as the Rossignol Sender Ti but with more dampness and a more forgiving tail off piste. Carves better than the Line Blade Optic 104 while being similarly loose off piste, but with a bit of a higher swing weight.

PLEASE ELABORATE ON ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THIS SKI. FEEL FREE TO GO INTO DETAIL!

This is a hell of a ski. I was blown away after demoing for a day and purchased a pair on sale the next day! As powerful as I would ever need but still playful and surprisingly nimble off piste for how heavy and damp it is. You can ski neutral or aggressively, back off and cruise or really push it, slide around off piste or drive the shovels into moguls, and it never felt out of place. Predictable, quiet, smooth, with enough pop to make it fun to get in the air.