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Rossignol's Sender Free 110 is a very, very popular ski. Since its release last season, you see a lot of them anywhere you go and there's a good reason: It's one of the most versatile skis available right now. This is a ski that handles groomers, powder and some freestyle to boot. And it does it all well. Pity about the graphics but these are such a great ski, we'll forgive it.
Groomers & Resort Skiing: Rossignol’s new Sender 110 might look like every other fat freestyle ski out there, with significant tip and tail rocker and a fairly symmetrical shape. Look a little closer though, and you’ll notice some details that are the magic behind its versatility. Despite the deep rocker lines, there isn’t much tip and tail taper, giving the ski a really long effective edge once it’s on edge, adding stability and power. Underfoot, there’s a healthy dose of camber, adding even more power and poppiness. The combination skis decently well on groomers given the width. They have plenty of torsional stiffness and will happily hold an edge on groomers in good conditions. They aren't particularly engaging or fun on hard snow, but the dampness from the titanium helps them continue to track well, even when runs get cut up. There is very little a resort will throw at you that these won't handle.
While it’s quite playful, the ski ultimately prefers big, wide-open turns and inspires confidence for fast and powerful riding in really gnarly terrain. What’s impressive is that it makes this kind of skiing accessible to less strong skiers who might typically shy away from straight lining a bowl. The core construction is incredibly damp and quiet and allows for pretty relaxed skiing in chopped up, tracked out conditions, where it’s easy to just let the ski’s suspension do the work. It's remarkably easy to ski and doesn’t feel like it will overpower you, yet doesn’t have a speed limit for when you want to get rowdy.
It's plenty wide enough to handle almost any powder day you'll ever come across. On those life changing meter storm days, you might wish for something a bit wider but it's a very good powder ski. They don't go sideways as naturally in soft snow as something like the Dynastar MFree 108 but you get a lot more straightline stability as a tradeoff.
“The Sender 110 has a really playful feel and can be skied in a laid-back kind of manner. At the same time you can really step on it and trust the stability of the ski at speed. It’s definitely a ski designed to be skied in a bit of soft snow.”
Skier: Max Ritter. P: Carter Edwards
Park & Jibbing:
The freestyle leanings of the Sender 110 come out when you look at the mount point, which is as close to true center as just about any non-park ski on the market. The recommended mount, -3.5cm from center mark, might be a little too far forward for more traditional skiers, but it makes spinning the ski easy. The low weight inserts in the tips and tails just double down on that. These are a very good side hit and backcountry jump ski as a result.
From a stiffness standpoint, the Sender 110 is incredibly stiff underfoot, quickly giving way to quite soft tips and tails. The ski flexes very roundly, but the stiff underfoot section makes it easy to load these up and air off anything in sight. However, that underfoot section can feel jarring on hard snow landings, particularly lapping park jumps for longer periods of time. These do work in the park, but they can get tiring to ski, especially if your legs are used to the forgiving nature of most park skis. We wouldn't recommend them as a daily driver for park skiing, but they are more than happy to run some park laps from time to time.
"The balance of playfulness and stability is awesome. They held up well through chop and were still playful on side hits and in the park. They felt floaty in pow but super light in the air, because most of the weight is in the center of the ski." - Milo Harper
Who's it for? True quiver-of-one skis are impossible, especially since their usability largely depends on where you spend most of your time skiing and what your definition of “fun” might be on skis. But Rossignol’s new Sender Free 110 might be one of the closest for a Western skier. It is hands-down one of the most approachable yet powerful freestyle powder skis ever made, bridging the gap between high-speed crud-busting performance, playfulness in pow, and edge grip when things get nasty. These skis are good (and often great) for almost anything an all-mountain jib skier would want to do, with the possible exception of not being the most buttery.
Check out our Best Of Test | All-Mountain Video for more on the Bent 100:
The Rossignol Sender Free 110 is a ski with full-length sidewalls which allows even and progressive power transfer. Its Double Rocker profile and Rossignol’s Air Tip technology, which reduces swing weight and provides exceptional float, come together in a fun, responsive and light ski. Its innovative shape, titanal reinforcements and vibration absorption thanks to the Damp Tech technology ensure a stable and powerful sensation in all snow conditions.
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