Atomic Maverick 105 2025 Review

All-mountain skis come in all shapes and sizes, and that’s what makes this category so interesting. For the past few seasons, Atomic’s entire line of Maverick and Maven skis have espoused versatility, and the new Maverick 105 CTi is their latest take on the matter, adding a wider all-mountain waist width to a fleet that’s light, forgiving, and precise for ripping around inbounds. It is a big departure from the existing Maverick 100Ti however, really taking the design of the FWT-ready Maverick 115 CTI and shrinking it into a more versatile, everyday package.

Groomers & Resort Skiing:
The Maverick 105 CTi is a pretty able resort ski for its weight. It holds an edge pretty well, but larger testers found they would overpower the ski on occasion. It feels quick and very easy to ski but we're going to say there is a bit of an upper speed limit in icy snow especially. Ultimately, the lightweight and nimble feeling of the Maverick 105 CTi is a bit of a compromise when it comes to all-out stability. More weight would likely improve its hard snow performance, but likely at the cost of diminishing the ski’s standout agility and energetic nature.

“The edge hold could be better. It's great when the snow is good, but the ski kind of skitters around and gets deflected on hard snow and ice.” - Max Ritter

Skier: Brock Marzolf. P: Hanne Lundin Wallengren

Powder & Mixed Conditions:
The Maverick 105CTi is good on-piste but comes alive when you duck into the more interesting areas of the resort. The ski tracks very precisely and rewards energetic skiing, giving you plenty to push into when navigating bumps, tight trees, and steep chutes. While it was surprisingly light and nimble, it also skied very powerfully in chopped-up, three-dimensional snow, particularly the kind of cruddy snow you’d find days after a storm. In fresh powder it belies its waist width, floating really well thanks to the big shovels. Compared to heavier, damper skis like the Blizzard Anomaly 102 or Nordica Enforcer 104, we found the Maverick 105 CTi to be easier and less tiring to ski and maneuver, but more likely to get deflected and bounced around on firm, variable snow.

“The Maverick makes it a great everyday resort Swiss Army knife. I really felt that no matter the snow conditions, the tightness of the trees, or the size of the bumps I was able to make turns at will. Very confidence-inspiring.” - Dave Frick

“The Maverick 105 CTi is the ski for techy big mountain riding and billy goating around questionable areas in the resort.” - Max Ritter

Skier: Max Ritter. P: Hanne Lundin Wallengren

Park & Jibbing:
Most of our testers found that they enjoyed the ski mounted slightly further ahead of the recommended mark–it gave the ski a more balanced and playful feel, but ultimately, the Maverick 105 CTi isn't a jib ski. It's light enough that you can throw some spins but it has no tail to speak of so landing switch outside of hardpack is out of the question. Most importantly, it's a bit stiffer than the Maven 103CTi (nominally a 'women's' ski) and didn't fair as well when it came to jibbing as a result.

Skier: Max Ritter. P: Hanne Lundin Wallengren

Who's it for?
The Maverick 105 CTi would be an excellent choice for just about any day at the resort out west, from arcing turns on soft groomers, to chasing your friends down your favorite steeps, hot laps on a pow day, or chilled-out spring slush runs. Versatility is a hard thing to come by in skis, but the Maverick 105 CTi consistently impressed us with its balance of light weight and performance in soft and variable snow. It’s nice to know there’s a ski out there that you can rely on for just about anything the mountain can throw at you and the Maverick 105 CTi could be that ski in your quiver. It's also plenty light enough to be a touring ski that can handle it all.

Built to charge and driven to explore, the spirited Atomic Maverick 105 CTI sets the new standard for all-mountain, all-conditions, freeride skis.