Elan Skis 2006
Written by Dan Morgan, Wednesday, 17 August 2005‘First’ is not a word the chaps at Elan are unfamiliar with. Neither is ‘innovation’. Put the two together and you get a vague picture of how Elan have affected the alpine ski industry since inception in 1945.
Elan & Kneissl led the shaped ski revolution in the last decade of the 21st Century with parabolic sidecuts. Not content to hang around Elan also led the race to produce a binding fixture system which is fully integrated with the ski – you’ll know it as Fusion.
Being a the forefront of innovation it is a wonder why the name Elan is not one of the most widely known brands within the ‘nouveau’ ski scene. Being one of the largest producers of snowboards should have a bit of weight?
Maybe the new 2006 range from Elan will help them regain the recognition and market share they deserve and led the creation of? We hope so.
Magfire – All-In-One
The Magfire is Elan attempt at an all conquering multi use ski. Carving the groom or floating in the pow – Elan’s Magfire aims to deliver both. The geometry stacks up, they look good and if I had to pick a single ski from the new range to test – The Magfire 12 would be top of the list.
If that’s not enough, all the skis in the Magfire range come with the Fusion integrated binding system.
In Elan’s words – “The Magfire skis are a new innovative combination of deep Slalom like sidecuts combined with the wide shapes of all mountain skis. The result is the first skis, which function in all type of conditions.
With Magfire skiers can carve precisely on groomed and icy slopes, they can rip all terrain and they can have a great floatation in the powder snow. Magfire series is designed for high performance all mountain skiers, looking for versatility and power all in one package.”
Magfire 12 Fusion
Length / Radius
160 cm / 14.4 m
168 cm / 16.1 m
176 cm / 17.9 m
184 cm / 19.8 m
Sidecut
116-76-102
Magfire 10 Fusion
Length / Radius
152 cm / 10.6 m
160 cm / 11.9 m
168 cm / 13.3 m
176 cm / 14.9 m
Sidecut
125-75-109
Magfire 8 Fusion
Length / Radius
152 cm / 10.6 m
160 cm / 11.9 m
168 cm / 13.3 m
176 cm / 14.9 m
Sidecut
125-75-109