Elan Fusion S12 (2004)

Overcoming old reputations…

To a lot of skiers, Elan represents inexpensive skis for beginners and poor performing rental skis.

To judge today’s Elans from your first junior "package ski" would exclude some top performing skis from your consideration.

Model: Elan S12
Size(cm) / Radius(m): 152/11.4 160/12.8 168/14.3 176/15.9 184/17.6
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Manufacturer’s Description:

"AST providing superior edge grip, dual titanium for ultimate."

Ski-Review’s verdict:

I haven’t owned or wanted to own an Elan since 1997 (I still talk about about my SCX 163s with 80 mm of lift)

However, the company that brought us “Parabolic” is now making some truly great skis for advanced skiers. This is not your Mamma’s MBX, nor is it the CRX that so many people learned to carve with.  This is a great all mountain ski with tenacious edge grip and a penchant for speed and this ski is one of the reasons Elan is now available in our stores, (we brought in 5 Elan models at Skiis & Biikes) and that’s says it all.

Open your mind to a new line of products from the company that made "Shaped skis” a household word. Or cling to archaic opinions about Elan, and miss out on a great ski at at lower price than most others in this performance category. Judging Elan skis from their earlier models is as silly as assuming that a new Lexus is akin to a 75 Toyota. It is no surprise that the company initially responsible for the first successful shaped skis has come up with a real winner in the S12. A light feeling but powerful carver,  that is comfortable in any conditions. Very stable and tolerant of minor errors in balance. Make NO mistake, this is a real ski, and a very good one.