Volkl Kendo and Kenja Ski

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Navigating through the bevy of new all-mountain twin-tip skis is a formidable task—even experts get bogged down with the subtle performance nuances of “waist, shovel, sidecut, and turning radius.” So we applied our jargon translator to the new Kendo and came up with “fast, stable, nimble, and responsive.” Our theory: The Kendo (the Kenja is the women-specific model) is this season’s “it” ski for good reason. It holds an edge on fast hard pack without the wobble and chatter of many fatter boards (for tech-heads that’s due to the stable 88cm waist underfoot, combined with a 127cm shovel and 109cm tail). The construction of both models is full wood core with two sheets of titanium and vertical sidewalls, giving them sweet stability in any snow conditions, pop in deep pow, and tremendous edge grip. The Kenja has a lighter core and is narrower at the waist and tail, crafted this way for easier turning initiation and better control for lighter, smaller skiers. These are the skis you’ll grab on those days when you’ve been glued to the mountain web cam all night, watching the snow fall—or any other time when you need your turn fix. Simply put The Kendo and Kenja straddle the line between groomed and off-piste with equal measure of muscle and grace.
Kenja comes in 149, 163 and 170cm length; Kendo available in 170, 177, 184cm.