Gallery: Next year's skis, as seen at our 2017 Ski Test

We’ve been testing next year’s skis for the past week at Snowbird and couldn’t be more psyched to show you all the full-fledged reviews in our 2018 Buyer’s Guide (available for a stupid-good deal right now). But, in the meantime, we want to provide a sneak peek at what’s been on the racks because we love you, our readers, so very much. Below, check out some of the awesome ski companies that are joining us—and just a small selection of the hundreds of skis here—as well as a bunch of other radical photos from The Bird.

(Photos by Erik Seo and Sarah Sherman)

K2 Skis brought an awesome variety, such as the Pinnacle series and others pictured here.

Just a few of 4FRNT‘s many, many offerings here at the Ski Test.

Faction showed up in style, both clothing-wise and ski-wise. These new boards are frickin’ rad, folks.

Our love for Fischer continued this week via top-notch offerings for winter 2017-18. Here, we display just a few.

Just a smidge of HEAD‘s massive ski collection here.

LINE‘s newest fleet of Sick Day skis and others have had testers totally psyched here at The Bird.

Sego arrived with a wide variety of kickass boards—here are just a few of ’em!

Models from Völkl like the Mantra, 100 Eight and many others are all present here at Snowbird.

Chamonix-based Black Crows is making its way into the US market like crazy right now and we know exactly why: their skis, like the ones pictured here, are insanely fun to ride. And these are just three of ’em.

FREESKIER’s Online Editor, Connor Davis, with next year’s Blizzard Rustler 11, a Pret helmet and a Phunkshun facemask. In other words: some of the hottest products out there.

Blizzard‘s Pearson Neal with some of next year’s fleet.

Alex Hunt of DPS with his pride and joy for winter 2017-18.

Dynafit ain’t just a touring brand, folks; we tested these boards all over Snowbird on gnarly terrain and had a frickin’ blast.

Elan brought some rippin’ boards to the test, meaning they have plenty to smile about.

Icelantic, as expected, showed up with some top-performing skis covered in amazing graphics.

J Skis in the house, ladies and gentlemen.

Just a couple of KÄSTLE‘s impressive skis for winter 2017-18.

Lib Tech came in hot with a wide variety of models, including the Wreckreate series, UFO 115 and more.

Liberty and justice for all! These skis—and the many other Liberty models not pictured—will make you feel free-as-can-be out on the hill.

Nordica‘s new boards—like the Enorfcer and Santa Ana series—came dressed to impress. Not pictured: tons of other dreamy Nordica boards.

Prior Skis out of Whistler, British Columbia is at the FREESKIER Ski Test for the first time and we couldn’t be more psyched.

These Salomons, though…
Testers are having a blast on the brand’s QST and Lumen series—some pictured, some not—all week.

Mame’s Burritos have been keepin’ the crew mega-fueled.

Hydrate or die! FREESKIER’s Online Editor, Connor Davis, crushing the H2O via his Vapur water bottle.

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Getting those bindings dialed for another hot lap with LeVel Gloves and Blizzard.

Shout out to Outdoor Technology for keeping us charged all week!

Rolling in for après with the “Bud Latte.”

End of the day, enjoying ice-cold FREESKIER x Avery Brewing Company collab Pow Day IPA—kept cold in a big ol’ YETI cooler.

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