The winner of our Piste Ski of the Year is the Nordica Spitfire DC 74, a high-performance model built for fast turns as well as all-day usability. Double Core construction is the special ingredient, giving a ride like no other with a wonderfully smooth, connected, and dampened feel thanks to an elastomer sandwiched between two horizontal wood cores. This means there’s no need for metal in the construction, saving weight and creating a more forgiving flex to mellow the handling and stop your legs burning out too quickly. Race inspired shaping provides the agility you want from a performance ski and the 74mm waist adds extra stability too. The result is a ski that is both precise and effortless, happy in a variety of turns and speeds, and providing delightfully even edge grip and power delivery, without being tiring. Perfect your piste game with what we feel is the best all-round carving ski this year.
Terrain Type & Ability Level
Terrain Type
Totally piste focused, look for the best runs to carve all the way down, comfortable at low and high speeds. The sidecut means they are happy in a variety of turn of shapes, from short to longer.
Skier Type
The Spitfire 74 DC is for piste skiers who want to ski fast with a variety of turns, short and long. It’s aimed at good intermediate to advanced skiers and would benefit those who find metal laminate skis that little bit too much in terms of weight or performance.
Overview
Shape
As the name suggests it's 74mm in the waist, so it's agile yet stable and like a tradtioinal race inspired ski, it uses full camber so the contact points and grip extends right into the tip and tail for maximum edge contact and gip.
Rocker
Full camber for the maximum grip and rebound.
Core
Energy DC which uses a layer of dapenening elastomer sandwiched between two layers of wood. The Ski feels lively and playful, yet superbly damp at the same time.
Construction
Sidewall construction ensures excellent grip and precise control.
Key Features
Energy Double Core
A layer of damping elastomer is expertly sandwiched between two layers of wood. The result is a ski that exudes an energetic and playful character, while simultaneously maintaining a remarkably smooth and dampened feel, something usually reserved for metal laminate skis. This means you can have the quality of ride you'd expect form a top level ski but in a ski that is super forgiving and designed for every day use.
EB tester’s comments: Alex (Milton Keynes) An incredibly stable and confidence inspiring ski that will take any skier to the next level. You can quite happily put an intermediate skier learning to carve on this ski to progress with, as well as an experienced skier.
| Size (cm) |
Tip Width (mm) |
Waist Width (mm) |
Tail Width (mm) |
Radius (m) |
Weight (g) |
| 165 | 122 | 74 | 102 | 15.3 | |
| 170 | 124 | 74 | 104 | 15.5 | |
| 175 | 124 | 74 | 104 | 16.5 | |
General Information
- Skier Ability: Advanced|Expert
- Terrain Type: Piste
- Rocker: Full Camber
- Radius: Short
- Base: Sintered
- Bindings: Integrated, TPX 12 FDT
- DIN: 4-12
- Construction: Full Sidewall
- Core: Wood
- Demo: Yes
- Sizing Description: Chin to nose height is ideal for quick responses and easy handling. Go longer for extra stability and wider, bigger turns.
Please allow an additional 1-2 days for us to mount the bindings to your skis before shipping.
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