What happens when you juice up a Wildcat with a blood transfusion from a Commander? Call it a freeride ski that doesn’t demand cash upfront for the damage or maybe a more supportive freestyle ski that locks in a helluva lot quicker. Ready for business, but quick to play. We call it the Countach 104. Strong, directional, freeride DNA injected with just the right dose of freestyle playfulness and pop. The Countach 104 is the natural evolution of the directional-freestyle project that we just can’t seem to leave alone. Trimmed dimensions, dropped rocker lines, and enough effective edge to give lycra-clad race coaches a run for their money—the Countach 104 is a low-tide powerhouse. Sporting 104mm of crud-cutting, chop-slicing, hard-pack devouring European beech hardwood with a raised tail, lower splay, and refined sidecut for increased support, more grip, and quicker engagement than its wider counterpart—the Countach 104 is built rippin’ and tearin’. Crushers love the combination of power and finesse, average Joes and rad-dad has-beens love the compliance, and relish the fact that as they expand their comfort zones the limits of the ski are nowhere in sight. It’ll take everything you dish out without demanding much at all. Think turbocharged, all-wheel-drive hatchback—plenty of room for groceries or a mellow Sunday cruise with the kids, but enough horsepower to smoke your stuck-up neighbor from the stoplight and lose ‘em in the rearview through the corners—not that you’d ever do a thing like that. As staunch disciples of the quiver school of ski ownership we believe in different tools for different jobs, and while we still chase the über ski mirage—one ski that rips all conditions all the time—we don’t believe it exists. But the Countach 104 might just be as close as we’ve ever gotten. It’s not a one-ski quiver—because remember, that’s a myth—but it’s easily capable of being the cornerstone of more quivers than most. After all, it’s not often we test skis and find deciding which two go into the travel bag *easier*. Maybe we’ve been drinkin’ the Kool-Aid too long and we’re a little biased, or we’ve got a lil tunnel vision from so much time in the ski lab—then again, maybe not. We just might be onto something. Either way, you’ll let us know. You’ve never hesitated before—why would you start now?
