I tried this ski along with several others at Vail and found it to be the easiest-turning ski of the bunch, especially when turning from the tips. It has a very light feel but can handle deep cut-up snow easily. My only complaint was the edge grip on hardpack was terrible. It could have been a bad or non-existent tune, so I''ll try them again soon and keep you posted.

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Volkl G3, Atomic 11.20, Salomon Pilot 10

The bandit XX is by far the best ski on the market. This ski plowed thru crud better than the 11.20''''''''s, and held ice at high speed as good as the 9.20''''''''s. This ski can go from high speed GS turns to quick SL turns at the drop of a hat. Plus because of the forward mounting position I got twice the pop when going off big hits(its also a twin tip)! These are not "poser" skis, if you are not at the expert/advanced level these skis might overpower you.

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9.20, 10.20, 9.22, 11.20, crossmax pilot 10, scream pilot 10, Axis X Pro, Axis X, mach s:

These boards are unbeleivable. I was skiing the Bandit X (1999 version) when I decided to demo the Bandit XX. I hadn''''t bought the XX initially because I didn''''t think it would handle well in the groomed snow and was more for skiers who skied almost exclusively in the deep snow. I took these all over the mountain (I was at Snowbird) and they proved to me they could handle anything I could throw at them. I just had to buy them. I had Rossignol Axial 100 bindings put on them; if you mount Rossignol bindings on a Rossignol ski apparently they will extend the warranty to two years.

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Rossignol X, Salomon X-scream Series, Salomon Crossmax