SKI TEST 2025/26: here are the best all-round performance skis!

A crowded category also means plenty of awards: there are no fewer than five models that we feel deserve Neveitalia’s "Tester’s Choice" ski award.

We have a tie for the best product in the category, awarding the Rossignol Forza 70+ Ti Master and the Salomon Addikt 76 Pro, both already present last year and both featuring a graphic redesign.

The Rossignol Forza 70+ Master, which is widely discussed across various social media channels, is a substantial ski, highly specialized to be exploited to its full potential, and embraces all the developments of modern skiing, for skiers aspiring to make plenty of deep turns. It is the ultimate fun ski in every turn arc, enjoyable to carve yet always easy and stable in all situations, able to absorb every irregularity in the terrain.

The Salomon Addikt 76 Pro is a classic case of a product that gets everything right, perfectly suited to the category. It stands out in the ratings for maneuverability, carving and edge grip. It is simple, "comfortable", and allows you to do everything; it is easier to manage than the Rossignol for those who are not experts at carving, while always being ready for every slope. You put it on your feet and forget it is there!

At the foot of our virtual podium we find the Nordica Dobermann Multigara DC FDT, the Head Worldcup Rebels e-Race Pro and the Blizzard Thunderbird R15 Ltd.

The Nordica Multigara is the Italian brand’s best seller. It is a product praised for its comfort, the best in the category. Its construction is fairly soft and deformable, creating the sensation of a pleasant but not unstable product, perfect for very long days on the slopes.

The Head Worldcup Rebels e-Race Pro is instead the most high-performance of the five skis we are analyzing today. It is designed as a pure multi-radius ski, with a firm and stable construction. It is intended for advanced levels, L6 and L7: it is complete, intuitive and well structured. It is enjoyable because, in addition to being stable, it performs well both at low speed and when skiing faster. Turn initiation is quick, execution is very precise, and at the end of the turn it propels you into the next one.

The Blizzard Thunderbird R15 Ltd is a ski that stands out for its stability, with excellent carving and outstanding rebound underfoot. Although it is slightly heavy, especially at low speeds, it surprises with its performance in long-radius turns, the reason it received the "Tester’s Choice" award, and it is suited to skiers starting at L5 who enjoy long-radius turns.