Rossignol Sender and Rallybird. On any terrain and condition, from crusty snow to powder

Any terrain, all conditions. Blurring the boundaries between frontside and freeride, in the name of precision and playfulness. From the first track in the powder to the crust: here are the brand new Rossignol Sender (men's skis) and Rallybird (women's skis) ranges, on sale from the 2022/23 season.

Monday 7 March 2022 5 minutes reading time

Full throttle, always fast. This is the gravity first mentality that permeates the entire Sender family: all mountain freeride skis with a very specific DNA: progressive power, technical precision and maximum versatility. Full gas, but without forgetting the environment, because the two ranges are the result of the most advanced eco-design. The Rossignol factory in Artès, Spain (the largest ski production plant in Europe), uses PEFC wood, a brand that guarantees sustainable forest exploitation and the energy used is 100% renewable. In addition, all Rossignol factories with ISO 14001 certificates and the maximum distance between the production site and the logistics center is 715 kilometers. Without forgetting that up to 30% of the materials used for the insoles are recycled, such as 20% of the foils and 15% of the topsheet. Sender, four skis for fun. Always Sender Squad, Sender 106 TI +, Sender 104 TI and Sender 94: there are four proposals for men. Squad (width at the center of 112 mm) is the top of the range for athletes and pros, with a poplar wood core and Rectangular Full Sidewalls construction: the weight, in the only available size (194 cm), is 2.35 kg per pole . The 25m radius promises dreamy big mountain corners. Sender 106 TI is the only one in the men's range to use, in addition to a titanal sheet, the Carbon Alloy Matrix fiber and also takes advantage of the Air Tip technology, which lightens the tip with an internal honeycomb structure (starting from just over two kilos per pole in the shortest length, 180 cm). The curve radius, depending on the size chosen, is between 18 and 24 meters. Same constructive prerogatives, with Air Tip, but without Carbon Alloy, for the two models with lower center width, Sender 104 TI and Sender 94 TI, which however have a lighter paulownia wood core: the rod weight starts from 1.7 kg for the Sender 104 Ti and 1.5 kg for the Sender 94 TI, a feature that also makes them suitable for climbing with a ski touring binding. The radii are more contained, from the 12 meters of the Sender 94 TI from 156 cm to the 22 of the same 186 cm model. Rallybird, guaranteed fun Rallybird 104 TI, Rallybird 102 and Rallybird 92, the three skis for female freeride, rely on playfulness and maneuverability. Unlike the male models, the core is for everyone in paulownia wood and the titanal is present only in the 104 mm tool in the center (which also uses the Carbon Alloy), while in the others the light and resistant Diagofiber appears. . The result is lightness and above all greater docility. The corner radii drop a little - 18 meters in the longest measure (178 cm) of the 104 TI and 11 in the shortest (154 cm) of the Rallybird 102. Scale hand ranging from 1.5 kg of Rallybird TI to 1 , 9 of Rallybird 104 TI. The wait has begun, an appointment at the first snowfall of the next winter season for full gas skiing. On all snows and all slopes.