Reviewers' score
15.9
AWARD
Elan SLX Fusion review 2014
Best Accessibility/Enjoyment!
PROSKILAB™ reviewers' comments
The Elan SLX Fusion is an excellent choice for good to very good skiers - and for beginner-level slalomers - who want to begin performing more advanced manoeuvres on a ski that can hold its own in short-radius turns, without sacrificing its accessibility and comfort.
Review: Pros
- The Elan SLX Fusion is a sprightly, lightweight and playful ski that delivers good performance on the whole. It displays good rebound on exiting turns, and is particularly effective and comfortable underfoot in short-radius turns. Remarkably accessible, the ski is steady and easy to ride, even when manoeuvring sliding/skidded turns at moderate speeds.
Review: Cons
- Being more flexible and accessible, it comes as no surprise that, performance-wise, the Elan Fusion falls short of the other products tested in the Slalom category. At high speeds, on hard snow, it was found to be more erratic.
The ski review scores
| Turn initiation | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.5 |
| Stability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.5 |
| Stability/turning performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.3 |
| Grip | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Short turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 17.5 |
| Long turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.2 |
| Skid turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 14.8 |
| Handleability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.8 |
| Comfort | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Snow contact | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 17.0 |
| Soft snow fluidity | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.6 |
Who's it for?
Beginner → Excellent
Features of the SLX Fusion
| Brand : | Elan |
| Model : | SLX Fusion |
| Year : | 2014 |
| Family : | Slalom |
| Size tested : | 165 cm |
| Tip size : | Not available |
| Waist size : | Not available |
| Tail size : | Not available |
| Radius for the size reviewed : | Not available |
Your review
Reviewed by PROSKILAB™
in La Clusaz, France, March 2013