Message #9201

[Svend]

Jim, the German magazine does not have "ski suitability" ratings per se, like RS does.  But they do lump skis with similar performance levels and/or intended use into separate test categories, and they have a lot of categories (frontside performance carver, frontside high performance carver, powder ski, all mountain, all mountain performance, all mountain women, all mountain women performance.....etc ., etc.).  Personally, I really like the RS icons -- green, blue, black, race -- and the terrain icons -- bumps, groomed, etc.   That does tell a lot about how versatile and multi-faceted a ski is.  Their rating system are what made me subscribe to RS in the first place.