2015 Blizzard X-Power 810TI Review (Video)

The 2015 Blizzard XPower 810TI is a new carving ski from Blizzard, designed for serious front side performance. Our testers were able to get on it early last winter, and were universally impressed.

Phil praised the ski for both having a tenacious grip and the ability to work various turn shapes, making it both powerful and versatile. We headed to Northstar first, putting the 174 cm length through the paces on a firm day that slowly softened as the sun went to work.

Warming up with medium radius turns, the Blizzard XPower 810TI wasn't punishing, popping back and forth with ease. But as soon as the speed picked up and the radius opened up, the ski started to display some real power, rewarding serious technique and a willingness to push hard. Really hard.

So while it's easy to initiate a turn on this ski, and it doesn't punish you at slower speeds, it really rewards powerful skiers most. On our spectrum from quick, finesse skis to stiff, powerful skis - it's definitely on the power end of the spectrum.

The binding system worked well, as expected, using the IQ system Blizzard has developed over the last few years.

All in all, this is one of the more impressive frontside skis we've tested for 2015, a powerful carver that dares the skier to find its speed limit, if that sounds interesting to you, give us a call, shoot us an email, or swing by the shop to learn more.