LOTOR 187 cm / prototype test: "I had the opportunity to try two different skis, I felt a massive difference between the edges... BC edge - will be certainly appreciated by freeriders riding the woods and places where you need to react quickly and speed is not a priority. Skis are very easy to turn and are rotating at a slightest impulse and go immediately into the arc. That's why I think that Lotor is also suitable for skiers who are beginning to ride Freeride and do not ride so fast. But I have been more impressed by the BigMountain / FR edge. I was amazed at how stable can be a powder ski that does not have even 110 mm under the foot. I jumped a few drops – most could be only about 6-7 meters, and I landed them without problems and without me having to go through my butt. I was worried about the width at first, but as soon as I landed, I once again stood firmly on the skis and could continue to ride. I tried to jump doubledrop and I felt very confident in it. Immediately after the first drop I was ready for another without having any trouble with a shaky skis or alike, so the stiffness of the skis is just ideal for me. I also tried the 360  from a rock, two times. I landed well the first and I put a little bit through the back the second one, but I sent it well due to the fact how the ski tails held. I experienced before in similar attempts that I just pushed through many skis so they did not give me a chance to come back up from an impact of a drop. Regarding the turning in the air, skis were behaving comfortably due to their weight, which also surprised me. My weight is about 60kg, so it is sometimes difficult for me to turn Freeride skis in the air, but with the light Forest skis it was quite easy. Plus also the width below the foot is exactly ideal for BC tricks because with wider skis it take too long and not always you can do a nice carving turn before the barrier, used in many tricks (e.g. you can't basically jump a Cork3 without carving an arc), so the width is also a great plus for the tricks.

I also tried to ski on switch, but I can imagine to have the skis mounted more to the center and it would be great. I can imagine jumping a BC kicker on LOTOR, because as I said they have exactly perfect specs for this. So for me, it's a super ski, I enjoyed a lot of fun because all I thought about was skiing, I didn't have to worry about the skis at all."      Matúš Karcol