All other models are rockered in the tip only, for enhanced flotation in soft snow and terrain-smoothing shock absorption. It’s a soft-flexing recreational cruiser for novices and intermediates, built using economical injected-foam cap construction. The top-of-the-line Wildfire is rockered in both the tip and tail, for maximum maneuverability in deep snow. The least expensive women’s ski Nordica makes will sell for about 499 in many shops. The Nordica Elexa Evo skis are versatile, easy to use skis that will fill any beginner or intermediate rider with confidence. The foam stringers are combined with wood down the middle and over the edges for edge stability and integrity. The top five models are built using Nordica’s women’s-specific Energy CA wi-Core, which has two strips of PU foam to make it even lighter than the men’s versions. That versatility comes at some slight expense. For a technical hard-snow carver, see the Frontside Collection’s Cinnamon Girl EVO, with its 72-mm waist.) All of the All-Mountain models are vertical-sidewall, fiberglass-reinforced laminate constructions, which Nordica deems the most trusted and proven way to build skis. Nordica GT 80 TI EVO felt like a breath of fresh air in the Frontside category, grabbing testers attention with its multi-turn ability (moving from slalom to GS-style turns in an instant) and with the proficiency it exhibited on skied up off-piste as well. (For a dedicated powder ski, see the Freeski collection’s women’s-specific La Nina, with its 113-mm waist. All are intended for all-mountain utility and all-conditions versatility for mainstream resort skiers. The collection covers a broad range of waist widths, from 107 (Wildfire) down to 75 mm (Elexa), and ability levels, ranging in price from $849 down to $449 MSRP.
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Nordica’s All-Mountain collection for women includes five high-performance models, all sold flat (Wildfire, Nemesis, Hell’s Belles, Wild Belle, and Belle to Belle), plus three value versions, which are sold with bindings (First Belle, Drive 78 and Elexa) and are built using softer, simpler constructions. With a narrower 90-mm waist it’s both less expensive and better suited to Eastern/hard-snow conditions, though still sufficiently wide for good flotation in soft snow and crud. Edge hold and manoeuvrability were good while the construction of the ski aims at providing more balance and stability. The Hell’s Belles shares the same construction as the wider-waisted Wildfire and Nemesis. We were impressed by the performance of this ski for a recreational level, although we also felt the appearance wasn't much to write home about.
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