Salomon BBR 8.9 Skis

A wider, beefed up version of the Salomon BBR 7.9 rears its head in the form of the 89mm underfoot BBR 8.9. The 8.9s also have sandwich (full sidewall) construction style, which makes them stiffer and more damp to vibrations than their little brothers. Like the other BBRs, these skis have exceptional carving ability because their waist is not that fat (really 89mm is a carving ski these days), but the surfy style super-wide shovel helps the skier tool around in soft snow and crud as well. These skis represent progression and innovation in the same way that Salomon's X-Scream (the most iconic system/parabolic ski of the 90s) and Pocket Rocket (the first ever mid-fat twin tips) skis ushered in new ways to make skis not only higher performance, but also more user friendly and versatile.