The Summit skis are also quite similar in terms of rocker profile, though it comes as no surprise that the narrowest Summit 97 has the shallowest rocker lines of the four skis. They have pretty long effective edges, with subtle tip and tail taper.
It’s finished off with Wagner’s “extra thick” sintered bases and edges, and their textured top sheet.Īll four of the Wagner Summit skis share a lot in common when it comes to shape. In the Summit 97, Wagner opted to prioritize good suspension and stability by going with a fairly heavy maple / ash wood core, a titanal laminate, and 22-oz fiberglass. If you were to go with Wagner’s classic, full-custom skis, you’d have a ton of construction variables to choose from (including Aspen sourced from the trees mowed down by Colorado’s historic 18/19 avalanche cycle). This is all pretty standard stuff for a ski in this class. Best of all, it has that beautiful buttery feel that is uniquely Wagner’s-the result of a hand-built ski with the highest end materials.” An early-rise tip makes turn initiation a breeze, and camber underfoot gives it plenty of edge-grip when the high pressure holds. The 97 mm waist is the sweet spot for all-mountain versatility, wide enough to float in boot-top fluff and narrow enough to lay trenches on fresh corduroy. “This daily driver is built to ski in all resort conditions and terrain.
So here we’ll let’s dive into what makes the Summit 97 stand out in the category of ~100mm-wide, do-everything skis. You can learn a whole bunch more about these skis and Wagner’s background in our GEAR:30 episode with Pete Wagner.Īs for the Wagner 97 itself, our initial impressions at the Blister Summit were really positive, and we continued to be impressed as we spent more time on the ski after the event. But these are the first “stock” skis Wagner has ever offered. Wagner has historically only made fully custom skis, but the four “Summit” skis served as a way for attendees (and our reviewers) to experience Wagner’s take on a do-it-all touring ski (the “Summit 105”), a 50/50 ski for touring and the resort (the “ Summit 106”), a damp, stable, wider, resort-oriented ski (the “Summit 107”), and the ski we’re talking about today: the Summit 97, which is designed to be a versatile ski for lift-accessed skiing.Īnd now - for the first time in Wagner’s history - you can purchase these “factory” Summit skis from Wagner, either in exactly the same form that we skied them, or you can tweak the flex pattern and graphic to your liking.
Last year at our inaugural Blister Summit, Wagner Custom Skis made several skis specifically for the event in Crested Butte.
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