Sierra says: The Cool Heat is the same basic ski construction as last year's version but without the burly flowflex plate. The addition of the simple and effective Railflex binding system has dramatically improved the Cool Heat. The ski is now much lighter, lively, quick with great grip and well modulated energy. When I got the Fischer Cool Heat out on a steep face with choppy wintry snow, it...

Sierra says: The Fischer Watea 78 has a new graphic for this year but it is otherwise unchanged. Many of our 70/30 skis are biased more towards hard snow and groomers but the 78 is a bit biased the other way. This is a great nimble, easy going ski that is among the best in category in bumps. The first day that I tested the 78 was in late January at Mammoth where there was an assortment of firm gro...