All mountain skis
Product 2025
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With this ski marketed as an “All-Mountain,” Rossignol started with a piste ski and widened its sidecut. Indeed, the Rossignol Arcade 88 is slightly wider than a piste ski, making it work well off-piste and on spring snow that has already been tracked. It’s enjoyable to ski, and it allows you to stay on top of the snow.
However, it would benefit from a bit more rocker to better handle snow piles at the tip and to ease pivoting. This ski features a substantial effective edge length. It’s a powerful, stable ski that stays in contact with the snow. When you hit bumps and snow piles at high speed, you need to manage your front-to-back pressure carefully, as the ski may dig in. Despite the flex being well-adjusted, the Rossignol Arcade 88 is overall quite stiff—you can feel there’s plenty of material inside. It’s solid and suits powerful skiers with a larger build who want to ski fast.
We see the Rossignol Arcade 88’s program distribution as follows: 70% piste and 30% nearby off-piste (not deep powder).
We absolutely loved the Rossignol Arcade 88 for high-speed direct runs—it doesn’t wash out, it’s rock solid, and it holds an excellent edge. The same goes for large, high-speed turns; it feels solid underfoot with very good grip. With some technique and weight, you can vary the turn radius. It allows you to achieve powerful angulations, accentuated ones, without feeling out of control. It’s a piste ski that’s been softened in the sense that you’re not always forced to stay on edge. It’s forgiving and can easily be slid into a traverse. The Rossignol Arcade 88 is versatile because it can be skied in an upright position; you don’t always have to ski it with edge angles.
It doesn’t catch at the tail or even at the tip. You do feel a bit of inertia at the front, as it’s a fairly heavy ski with plenty of material, and the tip is wide.
You need to be on top of it to control it. You can enter the turn with a skidded or carved edge, or immediately carve—just make sure to ski fast enough to find the edge and achieve the right balance.
The finish is clean, with a well-designed look. Nothing too flashy—just neat and well-crafted.
In a 70% piste, 30% off-piste program, this ski can be a great option. The day after a snowfall, when the piste gets bumpy and full of tracks, the Rossignol Arcade 88 is a solid choice in that context.
We used this equipment over a long period of time
These are our thoughts after intensive use:
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