The Trip

We're just back from the SIGB Ski Test in Galtur, Austria where we spent a week smashing strudel, dancing in our ski boots and testing all the new women's specific skis for next winter.

Tough gig, we know.

Here are some of the highlights from a super memorable week spent ripping around the Austrian Alps:

The Team

We were invited to join the Snow Magazine Ski Test Team for this year's event, a colourful, fun and diverse bunch of photographers, ski instructors, marketing types, and gear editors from all over Europe.

The crew was made up of the following characters:

Rob 'Spy' Stewart

Scott 'Laandaaner' Hammond

Daniel 'Don't Mention Japan' Wildey

Bruce 'Phil/Pete' Pope

Cazz 'Shrinky' George

Sophie 'Pinky' Nicholson (aka ME)

 

The Skis

Over the course of 4 days 'Shrinky and Pinky' - as we were christened by the team from Black Diamond - were tasked with the arduous job of smashing out about 50 different pairs of female-specific skis. From piste bashers to freeride pounder hounds, from all-mountain players to park rats, we put the very latest in women's ski tech to the test on the slopes and side-country around Galtur. 

With so many quality sticks to choose from, choosing between them was a tough yet extremely pleasurable task. 

If you want to read the full reviews in all their glorious detail, well you'll just have to wait until Snow Magazine comes out later in the year. 

In the meantime, here are a few of our highlights from this year's event. 

It's worth mentioning that our boot of choice for this year's test was the Salomon QST 110W - a high performance, lightweight alpine boot with walk mode best suited to aggressive female skiers who like a stiff boot with fluid flex.

Our low key outerwear was provided by Peak Performance.

 

 

 

The Nitty Gritty

Fave Freeride Skis - Black Crows Atris Birdie

Fave Touring SkisDynafit Beast 98W

Fave All-Mountain SkisBlizzard Sheeva 9

Fave Piste SkisRossignol Famous 6

Event Details

What: SIGB Ski Test

Location: Galtur, Austria

Duration: 5-9 March 2018

Goal:  An industry event that offers key snowsports retailers, suppliers and media the opportunity to test next season's skis 

Accommodation: 3* Hotel Galturerhof - Crystal Ski

Best Mountain Restaurant, Goulash & Coffee: Addis Abeba(r), Wirl

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