Citadel 106 - Archive

Absolutely love my new sticks. Got to ride them in mid shin to knee deep powder and I couldn't get enough. The responsiveness was unreal. From riding fresh powder, zipping through the trees, hitting side jump or on the groomers I was beyond impressed. Even the local shop guys are drooling over how sexy they look. And more snow coming this weekend in CO!

Finally, Whistler had some powder (over a metre during the last 48 hours). My son and I lined up for the Peak chair this morning (the alpine was closed all weekend) to be some of the first to enjoy the powder. He was on my old DPS Pagodas (112 wide) and I was on the Renoun Citadel 107s. And, yes, I did love them! Turn initiation in the deep powder was a dream. To me, just as good as the DPS (which are very good). And the slightly narrower waist meant that I could still hold an edge on piste (better for me than the DPS given my size). I am hooked on Renoun skis, so when I got home, I ordered some Atlas 80s to complete my quiver of Renoun skis (my other ones are the Endurance 98s).

These Citadel skis are spectacular. They float through unbroken powder like you’re on clouds. They break up crud effortlessly in search of the leftover stashes after the powder rush. I have giggled out loud skimming and carving through some of the best snow this season has gifted us. Bravo Citadel.

Fantastic ski in soft snow and on a groomer; very positive feel under foot.

Bought my Citadel’s and skied them at Grand Targhee. What a great experience! Thea skis float in the powder and hold an excellent edge on the groomers. Tip them and hang on. Renoun did a great job on the design of their ski’s.

Very happy with this purchase. Prior to owning these skis I felt very unstable on my previous set going through variable terrain. These skis give me the confidence to float in powder and drive in harder packed conditions. Excellent ski

First year riding the Citadel’s as my primary backcountry ski with the Marker Kingpin M-Werks bindings. The ski offers a perfect weighted blend of being light for the uphill and hefty enough for performance on the downhill. This ski thrives in keeping you above powder and also has a great ability to plow through the Cascade concrete that frequents the Pacific Northwest snowpack. I’ve even utilized this ski for in resort powder days because of how well it rides in powder. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a great backcountry ski that flourishes in downhill performance.

I liked the Citadel 106 because they were so light and they floated up in powder so easily, but they had a mind of their own. Then I stepped in the new 107s and, wow ... what an amazing ski and a big difference. It was like they were saying "hey bro, where do you want to go next? In the trees, that's cool. How about that steep untracked line over there, yeah, I'm down for that...