Learning to ski is mostly about being able to point the ski where you want it to go, and the Fischer Ranger Jr is built to make that as easy as possible. It's a junior all-around ski for groomed runs, narrow underfoot and very light, with a flex Fischer tuned specifically around how little a child weighs. A slight lift in the tip keeps it from catching as a new skier slides into a turn, and the short shape brings turns around quickly without much steering input. The lengths here sit at the shorter end of the run, so it suits younger children still in their first seasons.