“Straightforward and well balanced,” wrote one of our testers about the Atomic Vantage Elysian skis, and that’s just what you want in an all-mountain ski. A touch of rocker in the tip and tail along with a progressive sidecut (a longer turn radius up front with a shorter one in the back) eases turn initiation and keeps the ski nimble. In addition to the full wood core, a carbon backbone that runs the length of this ski keeps it light and snappy for frolicking all over the mountain. As another tester put it, “The Elysian will not disappoint.”