If you find yourself in deep snow and on big mountain faces most of the time, chances are you will need a Freeride ski. In this category, we have a ton of wide-bodied twin tips and directional skis that range from harder chargers and aggressive fall line skis all the way to light and surfy powder floaters that have more in common with water skis than anything else. There’s also a decent variance in construction techniques, as some of these freeride skis have multiple sheets of metal while others keep it as light as possible to keep touring and backcountry access on the table. Mainly these skis are on the one-dimensional side of the spectrum, unless you have found a magical ski area in which it snows almost every day. If that’s the case, please let us know where you’re at.