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Blizzard Quattro W 7.4 Ca review 2017
PROSKILAB™ reviewers' comments
Stiffer than its rivals, Blizzard's Quattro W 7.4 Ca is a performance-oriented ski.
The ski is indeed extremely energetic, almost incisive, for this category. It enters turns easily with great precision and has strong grip; it's also very stable and happy in carved turns, even at high speed when it retains all of its qualities. A truly sporty ski, a little bit out of step with this category.
Despite its excellent performance in skid turns, the reviewers regretted the challenging snowplough and stem, which made it a hard ski for beginners and false beginners who need these two techniques. It's a shame because except for this small problem, the ski would probably have got a "Best ski" distinction.
Not accessible enough to get to the top in this category, the Quattro W 7.4 Ca is nonetheless an excellent ski for intermediary riders who enjoy parallel turns and would like to make technical progress to carving or carved turns.
Review: Pros
- Good performance overall
- Good carving aptitude
- Good grip and turn performance
- Heaps of character
Review: Cons
- General lack of accessibility
- Hard to handle in the snowplough and stem, interior edge grips
The ski review scores
| Turn initiation | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.3 |
| Stability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 17.0 |
| Stability/turning performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 17.0 |
| Grip | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.3 |
| Short turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.8 |
| Long turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.8 |
| Skid turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
| Handleability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.5 |
| Comfort | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
| Snow contact | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.3 |
| Soft snow fluidity | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
Who's it for?
Manufacturer's remarks
The Quattro line is the new high performance piste ski collection from Blizzard. It concentrates all the Blizzard technologies for on-piste performance. Each Quattro model has a design that combines four key engineering elements – IQ system, width underfoot, camber and construction – to offer the perfect balance between STABILITY, PRECISION, CONTROL and AGILITY. In merging these different aspects, the ski's dimensions and specific features are designed to match the rider's capacities and needs.
Features of the Quattro W 7.4 Ca
| Brand : | Blizzard |
| Model : | Quattro W 7.4 Ca |
| Year : | 2017 |
| Family : | Intermediate women's cruisers |
| Size tested : | 162 cm |
| Tip size : | 117 mm |
| Waist size : | 74 mm |
| Tail size : | 100 mm |
| Radius for the size reviewed : | Not available |
Your review
Reviewed by PROSKILAB™
in La Clusaz, France, March 2016