Fischer Ranger 98 review 2016
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PROSKILAB™ reviewers' comments
While the Ranger 96 did really well last year, the 98 found it more difficult to score high in snow conditions that required a stiffer ski.
Like the Bonafide, it would probably have done better if the snow conditions had not been so bad. It nonetheless remains a good ski that we would recommend for average to good skiers.
Review: Pros
- A user-friendly, playful and enjoyable ski
- Highly intuitive
- Easy to handle and responsive
- Reassuring up to intermediate speeds
- Light (lighter core)
Review: Cons
- Performance more limited at high speeds
- Grip could be better
- Less convincing performance in powder
- NB ProSkiLab™: the 2016 all mountain 30/70 ski review conditions (despite the date being pushed back several times) were exceptionally bad: e.g. transformed snow, crusting off-piste, hard pack on the piste. In these conditions, more rigid skis with better grip and better skimming power in uneven snow conditions tend to do better
The ski review scores
Turn initiation | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.4 |
Stability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 11.6 |
Stability/turning performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.8 |
Grip | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 11.6 |
Short turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.4 |
Long turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 11.4 |
Skid turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.4 |
Handleability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 17.0 |
Comfort | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.4 |
Snow contact | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.2 |
Soft snow fluidity | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.8 |
Freeride - Flotation quality | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.7 |
Handling in powder | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.7 |
Performance on hard snow | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 12.7 |
Freeride - Performance on hard snow | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 11.3 |
Any ground comfort | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 12.7 |
Who's it for?
Basic+ → Very good
Manufacturer's remarks
The ideal freeride ski if you want to carve a track to the nearest millimeter since the Ranger 98 TI is extremely agile in all situations thanks to its technology, the carbon nose, the aerodynamic shape and the Air Tec TI.
A revolutionary ski!!!
Features of the Ranger 98
Brand : | Fischer |
Model : | Ranger 98 |
Year : | 2016 |
Family : | All-Mountain back |
Size tested : | 180 cm |
Tip size : | 132 mm |
Waist size : | 98 mm |
Tail size : | 122 mm |
Radius for the size reviewed : | Not available |
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Reviewed by PROSKILAB™
in La Clusaz, France, March 2015