All other models are rockered in the tip only, for enhanced flotation in soft snow and terrain-smoothing shock absorption. The top-of-the-line Wildfire is rockered in both the tip and tail, for maximum maneuverability in deep snow. That versatility comes at some slight expense. The foam stringers are combined with wood down the middle and over the edges for edge stability and integrity. Nordica GT 80 TI EVO felt like a breath of fresh air in the Frontside category, grabbing testers attention with its multi-turn ability (moving from slalom to GS-style turns in an instant) and with the proficiency it exhibited on skied up off-piste as well. The top five models are built using Nordica’s women’s specific Energy CA wi-Core, which has two strips of PU foam to make it even lighter than the men’s version. For a technical hard-snow carver, see the Frontside Collection’s Cinnamon Girl EVO, with its 72-mm waist.) All of the All-Mountain models are vertical-sidewall, fiberglass-reinforced laminate constructions, which Nordica deems the most trusted and proven way to build skis. (For a dedicated powder ski, see the Freeski collection’s women’s-specific La Nina, with its 113-mm waist. All are intended for all-mountain utility and all-conditions versatility for mainstream resort skiers. The collection covers a broad range of waist widths, from 107 (Wildfire) down to 75 mm (Elexa), and ability levels, ranging in price from $849 down to $449 MSRP.
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Nordica’s All-Mountain collection for women includes five high-performance models, all sold flat (Wildfire, Nemesis, Hell’s Belles, Wild Belle, and Belle to Belle), plus three value versions, which are sold with bindings (First Belle, Drive 78 and Elexa) and are built using softer, simpler constructions. The 177 and 185 cm lengths are 107 in the waist the shorter models are 105 mm. The Wildfire/Vagabond is also the only model in the series in which the waist widths vary from length to length in order to maintain a consistent sidecut radius. Tapering of the tail is designed to further enhance its soft-snow and powder performance, by giving the tail a looser feel at the end of the turn. It’s the widest model in the women’s All-Mountain collection and the only one with both tip and tail rocker. Nordica has removed some heavy plastic from the ski's tip and replaced it with an extension of the lightweight wood core. The new Wildfire is the women’s version of the men’s Vagabond, sharing the same shape and construction, but with Nordica’s lighter-weight, women’s-specific wi-Core construction. A quality companion for those who like to ski fast, the Nordica Santa Ana 98 feels far more stable than one might expect for having such a wide waist and rockered tip and tail.
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