‘I didn’t know Atomic made a Redster in a recreational ski,” muses Theron Lee. Surprisingly easy to ski, the X9 WB feels geared down to accommodate a skilled skier who may no longer be in tip-top race condition. The Redster X9 WB is hauling around a lot of Titanal in its pudgy frame, enough to keep its SL shape from getting too skittish at GS speeds. If the pilot gives it a little poke in the tail just for grins, it responds with a jolt of energy that carries you weightlessly into the next turn. (Note that it earns a 9.0 for short-radius turns, one of the best scores in the category for this bellwether feature.) As long as it isn’t subjected to FIS-level speeds, its fully cambered baseline stays plastered to the snow. If the pilot tilts it to a high edge angle, it will tuck into a short-radius turn with the eagerness of a cutting horse cornering a calf. Its sidecut radius is only 13.5m in a 168cm, roughly the dimensions of a World Cup slalom. The “WB” in this Redster’s name stands for Wide Body, but by today’s standards its 75mm waist looks painfully corseted.
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