The Best Skis of 2025

Our range of skis showcases the best on the market right now. We've put in the hours, rigorously testing our selections to bring our top skis for 2024 - broken down into piste, mountain, freestyle, backcountry and freeride categories.

 

It's not just our core test team that puts in the hours. Our own Ski Test is where the real magic happens. Each year we gather our team from across all our stores to hit the slopes and test our skis themselves. This isn't just about finding the best skis; it's about finding the ideal ski for your needs - your style, your ability, your experience.

 

Our category winners don't just stand out - they go above and beyond. These skis perform in terrain and conditions that surpass expectations. They might even appeal to a different audience than you'd expect. We know, because these are the skis that we buy ourselves.

Best piste skis

Best piste skis

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Best piste skis

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Nordica Belle DC 72

We've had amazing feedback from our staff, our testers, and from our customers that bought the ski. It was also voted our ski of the year last year as well. One thing that makes this ski so great is you've got the double-core construction. The wood core centre is into two and then they've got their Pulse Core running through the middle of that. This is a rubber layer that sits between those two wood layers that acts as a dampener. That speed enables such a smooth ride, great transitions and amazing edge grip as well. Another thing we love about is that it's not just aimed at the more advanced skier. Anyone who's a strong intermediate will love this s

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Nordica Spitfire DC 74

There are loads of great piste skis out there, but what sets this apart is its smoothness. That's thanks to what Nordica call Double Core, a unique technology to them. Double Core is two wood cores on top of each other separated by a pulse core. The pulse core is a rubber layer that runs the full length of the ski, dampening any vibrations. The result of this is some of the cleanest, smoothest turns you're going to make with a nice edge grip the full way tip to tail on the ski. If you're the kind of skier that values energy and smoothness to your skiing as opposed to all out power, this is the ski for you.

Best all mountain skis

Best all mountain skis

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Best all mountain skis

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Blizzard Black Pearl 88

This is a true all-mountain ski. It's an updated model with added metal. This makes it super stable and solid underfoot. They've got a progressive flex to how they've constructed the wood core through from the centre to stiffen the tail.  The new model has improved its performance and also made it more accessible to those that wouldn't have considered it before.

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Blizzard Anomaly 88

This is a brand-new model for this season. An all-mountain ski has to do a little bit of everything. It's got to be able to turn good carves on Pistes. It's got to have the versatility and the stability to deal with tricky snow conditions and it's also got to have some smoothness to deal with soft snow. The anomaly ticks all of these boxes.

Best freestyle ski

Best freestyle ski

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Best freestyle ski

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Armada Kimbo

This is brand new for this season. Built for more than just jumps and rails it's designed for fun fast turns - railing edges, buttering & pressing. Nice and soft but a little bit stiffer in the tail for stability. This ski allows you to ride everywhere in the mountain but is definitely aimed at the freestyle market.

Best freeride skis

Best freeride skis

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Best freeride skis

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Salomon QST Stella 106

For the second year in a row, the Solomon QST Stella is our freeride ski of the year. There is a double sidewall which gives a smooth ride. The widest part of the shovel is lower down on the ski. It means you've got that extra manoeuvrability, real ease of float and is so much fun.

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Rossignol Sender Soul 102

It's got that grip, that power. You've got loads of performance. Tip and tail, you've got the smooth rocker lines from the Soul. It's got that nice flowing feeling in and out of turn. It's the perfect freeride ski. Ski it on soft snow, ski on pistes. It'll do it all.

Best backcountry ski

Best backcountry ski

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Best backcountry ski

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Nordica Unlimited 94

With this ski, you've got a long rocker on the nose and a set back contact points. It'll take any you take any terrain, any snow and it's happy. It's also really light. You got full poplar wood core in here and it's pretty much half the weight of the Nordica enforcer skis. With this ski, you compare it with pretty much any binding you want.

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