Rossignol RPM 17 Alpine Ski

Review Date
January 1, 2009

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: CCcanSki(Unregistered User) ,  Skier

Price Paid:  $10.00 at ebay

Summary:
I go a pair of these off ebay for under £10. The idea being that i leave them at my folks in france and just abuse them. I have just spent the last 3 days on them and can not believe the control they give. I have paid good money to rent ski's that dont come close to these. The bindings have a degree of flex that really help you load up in the turns. I ski pretty hard and not exactly textbook but these ski's have forgiven me time after time. They do not like moguls! But neither do i.... I tried a run yesterday and my legs have almost stopped throbbing, was something i wont be doing too often.

Anyway, awesome ski, looks average but gives top performance. So for under £10, what more can I say!

Review Date
January 12, 2004

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 4 votes

Reviewed by: MTZag(Unregistered User) ,  Skier

Price Paid:  $218.00 at skidealer.com

Summary:
Wow! This ski's fun factor is off the charts! Tried it for the first time at Snowbowl in Missoula, MT on 1/10/04. Felt a little squirrely at first since I'm new to the shaped ski scene but once I got forward and aggressive, they performed like rockets. Although it prefers medium radius, high speed turns, short turns were not a problem. Floated on top of old powder in the trees. The only situation they didn't like was big moguls--but that's not what I bought 'em for anyway. If you're thinking of buying the Rossignol Bandit, consider this ski. It's advertised as the "Bandit on Steroids" and I would not argue that. The graphics are a little bit ugly and maybe that's why they didn't sell. I don't care what a ski looks like, just how it performs.

Similar Products Used:
Salomon X Scream--did not like this ski.
K2 Merlin--didn't like this one either.

Review Date
July 21, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by: Leo Veniaminov(Unregistered User) ,  Advanced , from New Zealand

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Great skis. Tried it on hard (I mean it)packed snow, softer packed. The skis just grip to the snow, no matter what. If you feel the ski and do things right you almost feel like being railroaded. Tried the RPM in tight turns at slower speeds, at higher speeds in longer turns. It always felt like 100% control, particularly in longer turns.One of the best skis I have ever tied.