Reviewers' score
15.4
Rossignol Radical 9SL SLANTNOSE TI TPX review 2014
PROSKILAB™ reviewers' comments
The Rossignol Radical 9SL is a "no-nonsense", high-performance ski whose distinctive feature is its considerable rigidity, which provides good grip and stability in turns, but puts it at a disadvantage in terms of accessibility. Excellent for good to expert skiers looking for a ski they can count on when carving short-radius turns.
Review: Pros
- The Rossignol Radical 9SL is a rigid, capable ski crafted for speed. It possesses all the qualities one would expect of a good Slalom ski, namely, good grip, stability, edge-grip and rebound.
Review: Cons
- Technique-wise, the ski is very demanding: turn initiation, for instance, is not intuitive. Due to its very rigid construction, it is less at ease in skidded or sliding turns, and requires a good level of physical condition to get it to respond to changes in pressure.
The ski review scores
| Turn initiation | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.2 |
| Stability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Stability/turning performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.5 |
| Grip | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.8 |
| Short turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 17.0 |
| Long turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.8 |
| Skid turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.3 |
| Handleability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.0 |
| Comfort | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.8 |
| Snow contact | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
| Soft snow fluidity | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.4 |
Who's it for?
Beginner → Excellent
Manufacturer's remarks
Rocker: 10%/LOW; Camber: 90%/HIGH; Construction: Minicap sandwich; Core: Wood, fibreglass, metal.
Features of the Radical 9SL SLANTNOSE TI TPX
| Brand : | Rossignol |
| Model : | Radical 9SL SLANTNOSE TI TPX |
| Year : | 2014 |
| Family : | Slalom |
| Size tested : | 166 cm |
| Tip size : | 122 mm |
| Waist size : | 68 mm |
| Tail size : | 104 mm |
| Radius for the size reviewed : | Not available |
Your review
Reviewed by PROSKILAB™
in La Clusaz, France, March 2013