Atlas 80

First - Renoun is a stand up company. They honored their guarantee and allowed me to return the skis after three uses with a full refund.Ski are a personal choice, I am not going to bash Renoun, the ski was just not right for me. The pair I owned, skied “short” and felt as if I was over powering them. For someone else, they might have felt different.Having the full refund guarantee is great, but having an ability to demo the skis would have been much preferred.

On a whim I bought the Atlas 80s. Two days on Killington ice followed by five days on Deer Valley perfection confirmed I had made a great decision. The VibeStop was a game changer especially after several unhappy seasons on floppy 98s. These skis are solid on the hill, don't get bogged down in crud, and are at home with whatever conditions, terrain and speed. Kudos to Cyrus and everyone at Renoun responsible for developing such an innovative technology and a great carving ski.

I just spent two days on my Atlas 80's that I just bought to go to Deer Valley and Park City. I brought 3 sets of skis....Rossignol Experience 88, Head I Titan and the Renoun Atlas 80. Once I put the Renouns on...I never went back to others. This ski is a blast. If you like ripping on Blue Groomers this is your ski. They also did well in the powder push piles that develop late in the day. These skis don't chatter at high speed and are great for turn initiation. I'm 5 feet 11inches 175 lbs and I went with the 170's. They are worth every penny. If you have any questions about them just ask me.

I bought the Atlas 80 with the Marker Griffon 13 ID bindings in August. It was a long, long wait until our January/February ski trip. I now have 5-days on the mountain with this combo spread out over Crested Butte, Telluride, and Steamboat (sorry for the somewhat limited use, but the A80’s have to compete with a couple of other beloved skis for mountain time). Anyway, the A80’s are a great carving ski! They have held every hard, icy morning groomer on the mountain. Flawless performance! When things have softened up in the afternoon, the A80 turns into a solid all-mountain performer. The G13 ID bindings are what you would expect with a Marker binding…outstanding performance that you don’t even really think about!

With 7 ski days left in our trip, the A80’s are screaming for disproportionate mountain time!

I found the skis to be very fast edge to edge which really helped keep my rhythm in the bumps and they were extremely quiet carving turns at speed. Great skis I'm sticking with this talented company!

Bindings seem too far forward (3.5 cm > than my Endurance 88).I feel I am skiing a short ski and have to fight to stay centered. Perhaps my technique using toppling to carve is pressuring the tips too much and turns are not centered on a well bent ski. We are in a powder cycle in Telluride so I have not trained on them enough. Please, any advice based on my issue is welcome. Dr. Kim

Beautiful ski on piste making carving casual and smooth with stability. More than enough to push through any chunky stuff. Makes skiing feel easy.

Best frontside ski I've been on in 50 years of skiing. Responsive, stable and carve like a dream as long as you put in some effort. Ex racers should love this ski!