2027 Fischer RC4 Noize LT

The 2027 Fischer RC4 Noize LT is a carryover model for this year, bringing with it a lot of power, control, and edge grip. In Fischer’s race world there’s not a precipitous dropoff from the WC GS skis and the RC4 Noise LT Superflex. These skis share a construction with the race skis while offering a more recreational shape for beer league, high-end carving, and pure on-piste activities. The Noize Control technology is a big part of the solution to chatter here, as it takes the din and pitch of the ski way down, creating a smooth and silent character with minimal vibrations. These skis are fairly one-dimensional in nature, but they do that one dimension a lot better than most.

These skis are pretty darn solid in their construction. Built with a beech wood core, two sheets of metal, with one of them at .8 and the other at .5 mm thick, these skis have some serious clout to them. That .8 mm titanal does a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to damp performance and quality edge grip. The Noize Control technology minimizes chatter and assists the metal in creating a smooth and powerful ride. On this model, we get the Superflex plate with a Z12 binding on it for convenience, leverage, and performance. Tester Luke Miller, who has a formal racing background, states: “I loved it. It was actually turnier than I expected. It held very well at speed. It’s strictly a groomer ski. The smoother the better.”

When it comes to shape, this ski works great on anything firm. Keeping this ski in the expert and former racer category is the 66 mm waist. If you’ve never been on a ski this narrow before, it’s a very exhilarating experience. Most recreational and high-end carvers feel more comfortable on wider-bodied front side skis but the true enthusiasts know that there’s no substitution for narrow waist widths resulting in crazy torsional stiffness. Brad Schauermann notes that “this ski felt very stable at high speed. Great carving ski. These skis seemed like they would be a blast on a smooth predictable surface however that verability of the snow made me cautious to open them up.” The skis want to be on edge, and that narrow waist and 17.5-meter turn radius only pushes that narrative. With a GS mentality but a mid-range radius, these skis can lay down some mean tracks on firm snow. But as Brad notes, the softer the snow, the harder it gets to eke out the maximum performance here.

This Noize LT is an high level carver for sure. This is as close as you’re going to get from a recreational race ski perspective to the actual World Cup but with a rounder-oriented feel. It’s an expert ski for sure, but mainly due to the narrow waist and stiff flex. If you want to capture the most that a carving ski has to offer, you need a narrow ski with a stout build, but you also need the proper skills to get it to work.