If you’ve never heard of the models we’re about to mention, please forgive this romp down memory lane, as it’s relevant to the new belle of the Big Mountain ball, Nordica’s Enforcer 110. Remember the recently retired Patron, probably the best all-glass ski ever made in its girth (113mm)? How about the Helldorado, a Patron with two sheets of Titanal? How’d you like the awesome power of the Helldorado at the same weight as the nimble Patron? Abracadabra, it’s here!

The Enforcer 110 core uses a relatively thin laminate of poplar, beech and balsa around a channel of foam that it sheaths in top and bottom sheets of .4mm Titanium. To compensate for the added weight of metal, the Enforcer 110 core replaces heavy glass layers with laminates of carbon fiber prepreg. The resulting ski is as powerful as Putin and forgiving as Pope Francis.

The Enforcer 110 has taken possession of the top spot in the Big Mountain class, and not just based on its metal-charged power. Its edge is so stable that even at low edge angles the skier never has to fight to hold on, a common woe on hard snow with double-rockered, super-wide skis. Its performance envelope is as big as your imagination. It has the strength to batter through the stiffest crud, edge grip that can cope with hard snow and a shape that moves with ease through the deep stuff.

“True to the Enforcer line, the 110 has an uncanny blend of big-ski float and directional fortitude, with a quickness and rebound that will have you tap dancing in the tight spots,” notes Boot Doctors’ indefatigable Bob Gleason. “The blend of reduced width at the tip and tail and nicely integrated rocker creates a forgiving feel that disguises its inherent strength.”

For the way it expands the performance envelope in every direction, we are pleased to bestow upon the Enforcer 110 a Silver Skier Selection.