The Kastle MX 98 Skis are burly and powerfully built skis with true advanced skiers and experts in mind. Built with a wood core consisting of beech and poplar stringers in the middle-portion of the core and with poplar stringers on the outer parts, the skis are stable, smooth, and damp in the best possible way. With two sheets of fiberglass and two metal layers, these skis have the sidewall sandwich construction that grips tight to the hard snow, while being compliant enough to not only plow through crud and chop, but also to float on top of fresh and softer snow. With taper and rocker on the minimal side, these skis are equally at home on an early-morning groomer as they are in mid-day crud and chop. At 98-millimeters underfoot, this is a sweet spot width for all-mountain versatility. It just has that feeling of something quality under your foot that sets Kastle apart from most other ski brands. Wide enough to be more of a freeride ski, but with the build and attitude of a front side carver, the Kastle MX 98 blurs a lot of lines in the ski world. It rips the groomers at high speeds, and plows through crud and chunky snow as if it weren’t even there. Skiers looking to do it all with the utmost in power and precision needn’t look further than the Kastle MX 98.