The Icelantic Tempest 100 presses a denser Poplar and Beech wood core into a 14-layer build, with four full-length carbon stringers above and below the core plus a V12 Carbon Matrix adding custom-cut carbon at the tip and tail. That construction gives the ski a firmer flex and more torsional power than its narrower Tempest siblings, built specifically for skiers who want to charge rather than cruise. The Directional Rocker Profile still delivers float through soft snow and variable conditions, so the extra stiffness doesn't come at the cost of the all-mountain versatility the Tempest line is built around. What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"I pointed this straight through wind-blown chop that had been rattling my old skis all week, and it just absorbed everything without deflecting off-line. When the trail opened into untracked snow a few turns later, the tip rocker kept me floating instead of forcing me to muscle through it."