Reviewers' score
12.9
Rossignol Experience 88 review 2014
PROSKILAB™ reviewers' comments
Like its younger sibling, the piste ancestry of the Experience 88 is obvious as soon as you lay eyes on the ski's distinctive shape. It's hardly surprising that this is, above all, a ski for the groomers.
This ski is for intermediate to experienced skiers who want to enjoy carving the groomers but also want to get off the beaten track from time to time.
Review: Pros
- The Experience 88 is a very pleasant and smooth ski on the pistes, and loves tight carved turns. Turn initiation is fast and intuitive. The ski hugs the curve, and displays excellent carving behaviour.
Review: Cons
- The ski's shape and tip reduce the Experience's off-piste performance to some extent though. Turns can be disappointing and the tail tends to dig in. It's not very smooth on uneven snow.
- On piste, the testers noted a tendency to grip and a decrease in turn quality when picking up speed, or on hard pack.
The ski review scores
| Turn initiation | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Stability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.3 |
| Stability/turning performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.2 |
| Grip | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.2 |
| Short turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
| Long turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 12.7 |
| Skid turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Handleability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.3 |
| Comfort | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.2 |
| Snow contact | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.0 |
| Soft snow fluidity | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 12.4 |
| Freeride - Flotation quality | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 10.0 |
| Handling in powder | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 12.0 |
| Performance on hard snow | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.8 |
| Freeride - Performance on hard snow | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 10.7 |
| All-terrain comfort | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 11.3 |
Who's it for?
Beginner → Excellent
Manufacturer's remarks
Rocker: 30%/LOW; Camber: 70%/HIGH; Construction: Central Dualtec; Core: Wood and fibreglass.
Features of the Experience 88
| Brand : | Rossignol |
| Model : | Experience 88 |
| Year : | 2014 |
| Family : | All-mountain/Freeride |
| Size tested : | 178 cm |
| Tip size : | 135 mm |
| Waist size : | 88 mm |
| Tail size : | 124 mm |
| Radius for the size reviewed : | Not available |
Your review
Reviewed by PROSKILAB™
in La Clusaz, France, March 2013