ADAPTABILITY IS THE NAME OF THE GAME for the updated Zag Harfang 96 and the new, Heavy Duty construction caught our testers off guard for how confident it charges in variable conditions. Utilizing a poplar wood core combined with a double layer of multi-axial fiberglass, the Zag Harfang 96 doesn’t sacrifice flex for stability or float for edge hold. A ski that truly does it all, tip and tail rocker add room to play and shut it down when necessary while camber underfoot locks you into the turn regardless of what the snow looks like underneath you. “Where there’s hidden ice and crud underneath new snow, this thing shines,” comments Dan Grund, “[and it’s] ready to tackle whatever mountain goat descent you’ve been eying.

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