The 2023 Nordica Santa Ana 84 is a wonderful addition to the Santa Ana lineup, offering a more on-trail and front-side oriented ski that'll make some sweet carved turns on the groomers with equal ability and desire to venture off-trail and find the more adventurous zones on the mountain. Thanks to the shape, profile, and construction of these skis, intermediate through expert skiers will find all they need for true all-mountain performance. Built with Nordica's Performance wood core, the skis get their Terrain-Specific metal laminate to dampen and stiffen the ski. Additionally, they get the Carbon Chassis, which adds even more stiffness and performance without adding weight. As a result, skiers are getting a smooth and damp ride on the corduroy, and some extra power and strength in any off-piste formats. At 84 mm underfoot, and generating a 14-meter turn radius in the 158 cm length, these skis can and will turn on a dime. With a strong tail to help finish the turn, the Santa Ana 84 absolutely crushes the groomers. Fans of shorter turns and quicker edge to edge performance will totally love these skis, and if you're of the more advanced skill levels, you'll be able to access all of the performance, making quick work of the corduroy and leaving clean and round arcs in your wake. The metal laminate is wider in these skis, more so because the skis are narrower, but at any rate, the metal extends out to the edges providing that precision and power that a lot of skiers need and like for those clean carves. Since it's only one sheet, though, it does free the ski up to be lighter and more maneuverable in more adventurous skiing, so these do make great bump and tree skis for a wide range of skiers. With more tip than tail rocker, the skis do have a nice blend of on-trail kick at the end of the turn and off-trail flotation and easy initiation. The blend is what makes these skis truly great, as they accurately skirt the line between front side and all-mountain.
ROCKER PROFILE
Rocker / Camber / Rocker
CORE MATERIALS
Wood Core with Carbon
True Tip Technology
PREFERRED TERRAIN
All Mountain, Groomers
