2026 Rossignol Forza 60 V-Ti

The 2026 Rossignol Forza 60 gets a bit of a cosmetic change but returns otherwise unchanged. This ski is all about the build, shape, and profile, allowing it to fully reach its potential when it comes to high-speed carving and mid-range turns. While most of the world seems to realize that most of our skiing is done on groomed and manicured surfaces, the North American audience has fallen a bit behind. There are so many skiers out there that still insist that a mid-90's underfoot ski is all you need for firm snow, and while to each their own, it’s tough to argue that a mid-70's underfoot ski isn’t a better choice. This is where Forza comes in, with the 60 being in the middle of the group, it’s likely to get the largest audience as well. It has a solid feel and an easy turning shape that appeals to a broad range of skiers.

Rossignol puts a lot of sophistication and thought into the construction of their skis. The seemingly basic poplar core has a lot of energy for being so light, and its readily renewable makes it more attractive for building skis. If you can go about it in a more environmentally conscious manner, then that’s a big win. We’re also getting a titanal beam in this ski to make the underfoot zone a lot damper and grippy, and that mixes well with the carbon alloy matrix to stiffen the ski without adding much weight. In the 171, this ski weighs 1600 grams, so while there’s a good deal of stuff in here, it’s not like this is a total brick. Their LCT technology carries through in this ski as well, delivering a strong spine to the ski by preventing counter flexing and adding longitudinal stiffness to the mix. Since we’re dealing with an oversized sidecut and relative shovel, we need some extra strength up front to make the torsional stiffness appropriate to the width. This is where the Reinforced Torsion Tip Technology comes in handy. By using an extra laminate in the tip, the ski can get up on edge more easily, creating a smoother tip to tail carve. This is a technologically advanced ski, and we’re all about it, especially when it leads to strong performance. Tester Alexander Connor notes that it’s “great for carving the groomers. Fast and fun!”

The Forza 60 offers a nice blend of carving power and simplicity. From a shaping perspective, this ski is all about the front side, and it starts with the 75 mm waist width. This narrow ski can hold tight to the firmest of snow, and when paired with the wider shovel, it pulls you into the turn with ease and precision. At 130 mm in the tip and 112 mm in the tail, it’s pinned. This puts more emphasis on the skier and how they want to dictate the overall shape of the turn. While the radius in the 171 is a short 13-meters, it’s still able to open it up and hit some higher speeds, just not at higher edge angles. This is where creativity comes in, making this ski more versatile when it comes to turn shape and style. Skis like this aren’t versatile in an all-mountain sense, rather their openness and willingness to mix it up when it comes to edge angles and carving power. Rossignol will state that there’s some tip rocker in this ski, but it’s darn cambered, providing gratuitous amounts of energy and pop from turn to turn. Tester Tom Zicarelli notes that the Forza 60 is “fun, fast, and easy. Makes stable turns on anything from hard pack to corn.”

The Forza 60 is a great middle ground for improvement, progression, and mastering edge grip and control. If you’re looking to pursue the art of the carved turn, this is an excellent ski to check out. It’s best suited for the advanced skier, but there’s certainly some room for a progressing intermediate as well as a mellower expert. The range is big on this ski, even though the waist width is narrow. The quickness, agility, and overall composure are quite impressive, leading to a complete ski experience from tip to tail, top to bottom. As a modern carver, this Forza 60 takes technology from the new and mixes it with proven race construction of old.