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THE UNDISPUTED LEADER OF BACKCOUNTRY FREESTYLE “Over the past decade I have designed and skied over 70 different prototypes in search of skis that allow me to ride the mountain the way I want to. We have gone to every extreme from super fat 140mm, to narrow, to super short, to over 200cm long, extreme Early Rise, to no Early Rise, lots of side cuts to reverse sidecut, blunt tips, pointy tips. We have applied every flex pattern we can think of, mounted each ski in different locations and analyzed the differences over and over again, to learn so much from each ski. The new Opus and the Bacon are the culmination of the last 13 years of work. They blend a perfect mix of flex, sidecut, tip shape, overall shape/ footprint, mounting point, Early rise, Early taper, and camber. They are honestly the best skis I have ever skied.� – ERIC POLLARD
magnum opus
(mag -nuhm oh -puhs) - noun
A great work of art or literature, especially the greatest single work of an artist.
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MR. POLLARD’S OPUS
all photos: Erin Valverde Pollard skier: Eric Pollard
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