Ski of the Week - Atomic Automatic
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 $929 – ATOMIC .com
Sizes (cm): 179, 186, 193
Dimensions (mm):
140.5/117/129.5
Weight/pair:
9 lbs. 11 oz. (186) With what Atomic
calls Powder
Rocker—progressive tip
and tail rocker with camber
underfoot—and a layer of
titanium, the Automatic,
testers found, lived up
to its name. They widely
praised it as “fun and lively
in powder, and damp and
stable enough to plow
through crud.” While some
felt the ski had what one
called “a mind of its own,”
most were impressed
by the Automatic’s
responsiveness and
stability at a wide variety
of speeds and turn shapes.
Credit this to its dampness
afforded by Step
Down cap-to-sidewall
construction. While the
Auto was most at home in
powder, it surprised testers
with its performance on
the firm stuff. Said one
of our hardest chargers:
“All-mountain, allresort,
all the time!”
+ “It’s all in the name.
Could be too easy.”
- “Feels like it
really only has one
turn it likes.”
= Playful, rockered
beast with plenty of
camber underfoot to ski
just about anything.
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