The abrupt curvature of the tip rocker on the Enforcer 93 creates the impression of a ski dedicated to off-trail forays into untamed snow conditions, but it’s the pronounced camber behind the shovel that gives this ski its power and grip wherever you send it. Once in motion, you forget about the splay in the tips and focus on the sinuous edge hold. The security on edge is an open invitation to apply more speed and pressure, which is rewarded in turn with rebound energy that ferries the skier across the fall line and into the next turn.

The Enforcer 93 gets its spunk from two sheets of carbon and its stability from twin sheets of Titanal (.4mm) that together sandwich a poplar/beech/balsa core. This sturdy laminate can handle speed and, as with a lot of great skis, performs better if allowed to run instead of walk. It loses some of its enthusiasm when dialed down to a trot, but it never waffles when it comes to holding an edge.

Because of its elongated camber zone the Enforcer 93 feels like at home on hard snow, yet its sharply rockered tip and early rise tail are meant to smooth over the irregularities of ungroomed snow. While double-rockered baselines are commonplace in the All-Mountain East genre, Nordica’s particular formula finds just the right balance between on-trail and off-trail requirements.

A member of the California Ski Company crew delineates the Enforcer 93’s dual personality: “Responds like a narrower waisted ski, but has the width to stay above crud,” he says. “Excellent finish that will hold the edge or scrub. A great carver,” he concludes, “but not easy.” Theron Lee from Bobo’s agrees that the Enforcer 93 is “a little bit rough at slower speeds,” adding, “it liked to be steered from the middle, without added forward pressure. Once up to speed, it was smooth and stable.”