Fischer designed the Watea 94 Alpine Ski to be a lively and nimble all-mountain charger. This ski excels at all-mountain terrain and has a quick turn-in for a snappy, light feel and great versatility. Fischer's carbon I-Beam technology replaces sections of the wood core with Airweight carbon stringers that lighten the load in fluffy powder, but rail out hardpack with plenty of stability at speed. The Watea 94 might not be as beefy underfoot as its older sibling, but its capability in all types of snow makes it a favorite among resort skiers and backcountry enthusiasts.
Bottom Line: The Watea 94 is a versatile all-mountain charger with a proven pedigree.
Just skied these today at the bird, and was really impressed. The conditions tested everything these skis had to offer, and they did not disappoint. Floated with ease, charged through the softpack/crud, and absolutely no chatter at high speed and through bumps - way stable. The added width took some getting used to (I've been a frontside, carving oriented skier in the past), but that's a personal issue. These skis have converted me, and I will be going off-piste much more often because of them. It's possible that I could feel this way after my first run on anything with larger than a 75 mm waist, but somehow I doubt that.
Finally, snow in Mount Shasta! And some nice, deep, fluff at that. Rented these skis from The Fifth Season - a bit too long for me - on was on 178cm and I'm 5'7, 140lbs., BUT: this ski floated like a dream, turned well since it's so flexy, and provided me with one of the best powder days I've ever had! I'm usually blastin' fast on my Volkl A4 Unlimiteds, so this was a nice change up. I highly recommend this ski for anyone going deep...
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great all-conditions ski for northern Rockies 12-31-08
I'm 5'10" and 150 lbs and ski reasonably fast, my other skis are a 175 cm Head iM88 w/ alpine bindings and a 172 cm Volkl T-Rock w/ Dynafits. These are set up with alpine bindings. I'm using a moderately stiff Rossi B2 boot.
The Watea 94 has the same springy, even-flexing feel of a good Volkl (I've also skied on Gotamas in 183) and very solid torsional stiffness for damp, deep, cutup snow. Not quite the metal-sheet feel of the Head Monsters but very close -- the stability is equal, the feel is just different. On reefed snow it quiets the rough spots. Carving hardpack is surprisingly solid and stable for this waist width, powerful edgehold. In new snow of up to 24" deep I've had a great time, no matter whether the snow was dry smoke or damp mashed potatoes. Outstanding ski that wants the fall line and wants you to get after it. Not sure how it would be under heavier skiers but it has all the power and stability I need at 150 lbs.
