EDITOR'S PICKS

#1 Rossignol – BC110W

The BC110W is built 17.3 from the same mold as the wildly popular S7, but with different fibers in the core to reduce weight. "This is a great tool for big-mountain skiing," said one tester. "It carves and shreds with confidence. Maybe a little stiff for jibbing around, but it"™s a beast in every other arena.

Carving: 4.3 Playfulness: 3.3 Stability: 4.7 Float: 5

OVERALL: 17.3

#2 K2 – Missbehaved

Redesigned for 2010-2011, the Missbehaved comes back bigger and better. Unlike most girls, the Missbehaved wasn"™t afraid to beef up its mid-section, changing from 98 mm underfoot last season to 102 mm for 2011. The ski also has more tip and tail rocker, allowing for more float in the pow.

Carving: 4 Playfulness: 4.7 Stability: 3.7 Float: 4

OVERALL: 16.4

#3 Scott – Lola

The tip and tail rocker Scott introduced to the women"™s line this year in the Lola model were "as floaty as a bowl floating in dish water," said one tester.Scott designed the Lola to be a female"™s one-ski quiver, and with the versatile waist width and sidecut, our testers felt the company was right on.

Carving: 3.3 Playfulness: 4.3 Stability: 4 Float: 4.8

OVERALL: 16.4

#4 Armada – ARVW

Armada has pleased our chicas once again with the ARVW. "It"™s super playful and willing to go everywhere… like a loyal yellow lab," said one tester. "This ski will do anything and everything. It"™s all good in the Armada hood," said another.

Carving: 4 Playfulness: 4.3 Stability: 4 Float: 4

OVERALL: 16.3

#5 Elan – Boomerang

Stability paired 16.1 with excellent performance in deep snow is the name of the game for this new ski from Elan. After the success of the men"™s Boomerang last year, Elan shrank the model down to 168 cm to fulfill the women"™s need for a powder stick that wasn"™t necessarily playful, but was more stable for charging big lines and choppy crud.

Carving: 3.3 Playfulness: 3.1 Stability: 4.7 Float: 5

OVERALL: 16.1

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