Salomon XW Fury (2008)

Just demoed a 178cm Fury today next to my 170cm Tornados. I'm 6ft 185lbs expert skier (36 years old). Snow was 1ft of cold smoke. I thought the tips of the Fury submarined more than my Tornados despite the longer length, due to the stifness of the Fury's. Tornados were lighter, quicker, more energy and the tips came up a little better. I then skied the Fury's after lunch so it was all skied out(busted up powder and so on). Fury's were bullet proof blasting through the crud, unstoppable. A very stable, secure feeling at speed, better than my Tornadoes by far. Fury held an edge in the soft stuff very well just not as turny, grippy, or quick as my Tornados. Ripped the Fury's through steep bumps, trees, etc.. Heavier feeling but still danced very well. Recommend Fury if power, speed, and stablilty in crud is what your after, also very versatile turn shapes. I'm buying a Tornado in the longer length to give me better float and more crud stability. I just love the light, energetic, quick, snappy, huge carving abality of the Torndao. If you ski huge terrain and alot of busted up powder/crud Fury is the better choice. I think the little softer Tornado floats just as good if not better than the stiffer Fury in powder. Fury is just an incredible power house.

Just demoed these bad boys for two days at Monarch Co. All i can say is they will no go slow. I tried to slow them down and perform some quick turns and the ski said not gonna happen. Before i knew it i was up to full speed making wide lighting fast turns at top speed. I was blowing past snowboarders like they were standing still. Put it this way is ski patrol would have observed me they would have been a bit upset. We would of had a little talk at the bottom , I said at the bottom. All in all this is an expert ski and does not start to perform until reaching a good bit of speed. I skied with an average skier friend of mine. He tried out the fury for one run and hated them, Why? he was going way to slow thats why. The fury is fast and furious!!!

I'm 44 yrs old, been skiing for 40 years now and I feel like I've met Bo Derek on the beach! I'm an expert, 5'10 190lbs and I like to ski hard, fast and all types of terrain. I skied these as Demo's in Vail for two days and loved them after the first 100 yards my first run. They just want to go, and I've never been on a ski this stable at speed, without sacrificing in the bumps or elsewhere. If you like to push it hard and need a true all-mountain beast to take you there this ski is hard to beat! I bought a pair and have skiied Tahoe twice now and even with the spring snow and ice, these babies just hold and edge and rip it up. Fast, fun, versitile.

The X-Wing Fury, possibly one of the best all-mountain-do-it-anywhere-skis! I just spent a week in Les Trois Vallees with great on-piste and fresh soft snow off piste to play with. These skis did the business what ever the mountain had, powered through crud/lumps, precise edges at speed with no skittishness, surprisingly quick and responsive underfoot even with a biggish 87mm on the 180cms I had. I was also skiing on Movement Flames, a really excellent ski, but chose the Fury's as a superior set of skis. Quite simply one of the very best skis I've used in decades of skiing on the very best of skis!

Salomon have really raised the bar with the X-Wing Fury ski. Absolutely suited to just about all the mountain has to offer, cruises like a rocket on single edge large radius turns, yet impressively quick edge to edge for an XL chassis. Really excellent feedback from the wood cored, stiffish flex and outsize geometry, plus plenty of stability without any skidding or slap at any speed in just about all conditions. Agile with good float on the pow, just make sure the tips don't dive............... loved 'em!

Best ski since the mythical X-Scream. Demo-ed through the Big Couloir @ Big Sky and bought a pair that day.

Demo'd a pair of 170cm late spring of 2008 at Tahoe I'm 6' 195lbs Advanced. Wanted to try the Tornados but the shop had already had them in storage for the summer. I was not disappointed, these skis had outstanding carving and edge hold on groomers at speed, I was able to make any turn shape, even as wide as they were quick shorts were not a problem, they do gather speed though, so hold on. Handled deep slush and crud with no nose diving or slamming on the brakes. I found myself searching for steeper and more difficult runs. I enjoyed them so much I bought a pair in a end of season sale. Can't wait for the ride next season.

22yr 125lbs 167cm skier who teaches at Snoqualmie Pass + Alpental. 
 
I ski the Pacific Northwest and this X-Wing Fury being my workhorse is as ideal a dimension for said place as far as all-mountain skis go. 
 
128-82-109 @ 163cm 
 
The 128-fat shovel is slightly fatter than the other all-mountain midfats. Float in soft snow is awesome here... or maybe I'm just that light. Anyways, fat shovel = fun off-piste. 
 
The 82-waist is narrow enough to conduct relatively quick turns through the trees, but fat enough to stay on top of the infamous Cascade Crud Concrete (CCC). 
 
The 109-tail is stiff, allowing it to bite into soft snow like nobody's business. 
 
The 14.9m sidecut is great for groomers. GS turns are best for this ski. 
 
The X-Wing Fury's flex is soft enough to be fun at moderate speed, and stiff enough to tuck 50mph in Alpental's CCC spring conditions (GPS verified). 
 
No ski is perfect for all conditions. With all that compliment, where is the downside to this great ski? Ice and giant bumps. 
 
The Fury's capped construction doesn't help it much in ice here. The fury's flex is a tad stiff for giant moguls. Avoid ice, avoid giant moguls, avoid giant icy moguls. 
 
If you like to ski 50/50 moderately fast, live in the Cascade or anywhere that experiences similar snow conditions, the Fury is right up your alley. 
 
Reference: Other skis owned: Guns-164cm, Thrusters-161cm, Dynastar NTBs-155cm, Speedwave12-160cm, Magfire14-160cm, ElanGSX-164cm.

Just bought them and let me tell you one thing: can't wait anymore for the season to take off all around the Lebanese white mountains!!

i'm 5'8 140 lbs, i'm a teenage boy at 14yo. i have a pair of these skis and they are a GREAT all mountain ski. however there is one problem, i like every kind of terrain you can imagine at very high speeds. i guess you could say i'm not best friends with the ski patrol. they are very stable at high speeds, never had any problems with that. but were i live, they just aren't fat or aggressive enough. i think they are an amazing ski to learn how to go fast, but once you have already learned i think you need something that doesn't require as much effort to fully open the throttle. they do float through powder quite well, their just not exactly a pair of pontoons for say. next year i think i'll get a pair of mantra's instead.

I'm 5'10 & 180 lbs. 65 yo & not skied in 15 years. Spent a week in Aspen 3/08 on my own K2's and rented the Fury on 4/3 to hit the new powder. Amazing how well they worked and how easy they handled. Visibility was poor at some elevations but these gave me new confidence in going thru the crud--I want a set!!