Best Women's All Mountain Skis for 2026 - 2027

For two years we have tested skis at the Ski Force Pro Ski Test in Serre Chevalier, most recently February 2026, to review the best skis for next winter. All the top brands have their latest lines for testing, from cruisey piste skis to super wide powder slayers.

Hugely popular, these days, are All Mountain skis. As more skiers are enjoying powder with the benefit of a wider ski underfoot (and tip rocker) All Mountain skis have evolved, improving technically for piste-to-pow riding. All Mountains can be up to 100mm at the waist, and sometimes even a bit more.

WHAT WOMEN REALLY WANT

And it's good to see all the major brands taking women's All Mountain skis seriously. Not just chucking one for women in among all the men's. Often, there's no differentiation between the women's and men's, just a big range of lengths, sometimes from the 150s up to 180s. 

Also, it's a relief to see  All Mountain ski topsheets are often the same. No more girly pink hearts and flowers because someone in the graphics department thinks that's what women want.

But does a wider All Mountain ski mean sacrificing performance on the piste, having a bad day when it's hardpacked, bumpy and/or icy?

Well, ladies, the answer is no. Today's All Mountain skis have been honed by years of ski technology, made to turn and edge on most terrain. So if you want to do powder on your one quiver ski, go wider for your All Mountain choice. And don't worry when it comes to skiing them on the piste, as I found out when testing the new and popular women's All Mountain skis from 92mm to 100m wide.

BUCKING THE WIDER TREND?

At the Ski Test I swerved past the new Discovery line of skis from Head. They ranged from 70mm to 86mm width, so I thought, nah, not All Mountain. But it turns out that All Mountain is exactly what these skis are designed for. Take the Discovery 82 Sport. According to Head, 'It handles all conditions from powder snow to rough terrain and groomed runs. Auxetic technology and Superframe construction make this ski feel at home all over the mountain.'

A few of the brand reps at Ski Force Pro offered me women's skis with around 84-88 waists when I asked for All Mountains. But what's the fun in these when it comes to blasting in the powder? Give me something between 92 and 99 waist and, with the right tip rocker it should float in anything

I'm yet to be convinced by Head  heading in the opposite ski width direction with their Discovery line, so decided to stick with the wider options and demo-ed the Head Kore 94Ti, see review below. 

THE CAVEATS RE TESTING SKIS

All Mountain is not a category of ski that I normally ride, being one of those privileged to ski all season so I have a choice of skis in the garage - having said that I normally ride my DPS Pagoda Tour 106s anywhere and everywhere (check out my review of Best Women's Backcountry Touring Skis).

Bear in mind, that at a two day ski test, there are so many skis on offer to try and so little time. You can't truly assess a ski from one outing and without trying it in all conditions, which would take at least a week per ski.

Also, we're not all built the same nor ski the same. The height, weight and style of skier is going to affect opinions. We're not all going to like the same skis. This is why I've added the reviews from testers who had bigger crews and more time to test women's All Mountain skis.

GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS FOR TESTING

Significantly length was sometimes an issue when it came to testing All Mountain skis.

I'm 170cms/5'6" and ended up demo-ing All Mountain skis with a significant 10cms difference in length, varying from 163cms to 173cms. For me, longer is better for going all over the mountain including powder (except, maybe, when squeezing through tight trees or doing downhill kickturns!).

This is great advice from Faction who say head to the higher end of their suggested range if:

• You ski pedal to the metal
• You’re skiing fast and aggressively in off-piste conditions.
• You weigh more than average for your height
• You plan to do most of your skiing off-piste
• You want to look like a FWT athlete in the lift line

NORDICA SANTA ANA 92

I have to start my reviews of Women's All Mountain skis with Nordica. I've owned two pairs of Santa Anas, the 100s and 110s and loved them both riding them on piste, shredding the pow and even ski touring. I sold the 100s to a friend and toured with the 110s until I swapped for a lighter weight uphill option (the DPS Pagoda 106s).

I don't know if it's just me and Nordica but as soon as I launched off the chairlift on the Santa Ana 92, length 173, during the Ski Test, I felt at home and had complete confidence in turning on anything with exceptional edge hold. 

The latest Santa Ana 92 has a new construction that combines a wood and an elastomer pulse core with a terrain-tuned sheet of metal to amplify control and responsiveness. Whatever, all I know is that it skied great.

Would I buy them? Hell, yes. But I had to tell myself this wasn't a shopping trip.

And now for the accolades from other testers. The Nordica Santa Ana 92 was voted Best in Test by Ski Mag and Best All Mountain Women's ski by On The Snow. The Santa Ana 97 with that pow-floating, chopped-snow bashing wider waist, is the Best All Mountain Skis for Women (under 100mm) as voted by Outdoor Gear Lab and Best for Crud by Ski Mag. It is, also, hands down the favourite Women's All Mountain ski for Switch Back Travel, thanks to its all-around performance and versatility.

Nordica, you're nailing it. And, by the way, great top sheet graphics. 

BLACK CROWS CAMOX BIRDIE 97

Black Crows have that edgy freeride vibe that feels like they're aimed at La Grave extreme skiers rather than mere skiing mortals. In the lift line, you have a bit of cred riding Black Crows - and, also, a darned good All Mountain ski. And, yes, it does do piste, but it looks out of place, like a racehorse hacking up a country lane, as I found on the Black Crows Camox Birdie.

I demo-ed the 169cms, which is around my length of choice, give or take a centimetre or two. It has a decent 97mm waist and is known for its forgiveness and liveliness. The combination of a very progressive flex and a long effective edge provides great manoeuvrability and grip at high speeds, so zooms on the grooms when you hit the accelerator. With a freestyle-derived DNA, it has a soft flex and an extended sidecut with long effective edge to give stability. Creativity for all on all types of terrain.

But it's just champing at the bit to go off piste.

BLIZZARD BLACK PEARL 94

Then we have the Black Pearl 94s from Blizzard, which I had to try knowing how popular they are. Blizzard revamped the Black Pearls in 2025 with more rocker in tip and tail. They are also lighter. You could put tech bindings on the 94s if you want them as an All Mountain ski to go uphill but at 1700g for 164cms, it'll be much heavier than a Blizzard Zero G ski, weighing in at 1260g.

I rode the 170cms and liked them just fine. They're powered by a women’s specific TrueBlend woodcore, which means it blends two different woods with the high density wood stringers built into the ski wood core. By modifying their length and number, Blizzard can control the flex very precisely, harder flex in the centre where you need more strength and softer in the tip and tail for more forgiveness and an easy power release. You'll find loads of reviews online and not one of them bad. 

The Blizzard Pearl 94 was voted Best for Firm Snow in Ski Mag's All Mountain women's ski test and Best Overall Women's All Mountain Ski by Outdoor Gear Lab, so you can't argue with those accolades.

FACTION DANCER 2 96

So how about the Faction Dancer 2?  With 96mm waist, the Dancer 2 is constructed using poplar for flex and vibration absorption and torsional stability. It has titanal as a top tier, adding strength, easy edging and stability in variable snow - and being Faction you just know it'll be a fun ski.

But I don't know where you are when it comes to the length of ski debate and whether you think that shorter is the way to go? But if ever I had a chance to discover if I might be better off with shorter skis then it came when I tested the Faction Dancer 2.

The only length available was 163cms so I thought why not? Maybe I'll love a shorter ski and need to ditch my longer ones?  However, later, the 171cms were back on the rack so I tried those, too.

And what a difference. The shorter length was totally wrong for me. I couldn't do long turns and go fast with any confidence. The 171 Dancer 2s, however, were perfection. But then it is what I'm used to. 

I checked on the Faction website what they suggest re sizing. And for 5'7", they recommend between 160-175, which is a pretty broad spectrum. But for more advanced skiers they say to 'push your ski length towards your full height or even further'.

FISCHER RANGER 96

When I'm testing several different skis in one day, there are some that keep me on my toes (not literally) and others, such as the Fischer Rangers that make me feel right at home. They didn't even feel too long at 173cms. The skis have a poplar and beech wood core supported by a Shaped Ti laminate. Easy to turn on the groomers, even when they were quite hardpacked, they are up there with my favourites to test.

Not sure how I feel with stand-out canary yellow skis in the lift line but happy that they'd be easy to find if lost in deep powder. 

ATOMIC MAVEN 94

So there was only the 165cms on the rack to test, which is on the short side of what I'm used to. Not a big deal, but it has quite a rocker at the tip leaving even less actual ski-to-snow surface. I would have preferred five more centimetres as it felt slightly hard work to ski smoothly with wide turns although, the CTI powered core, combining carbon with titanal is meant to improve stability. 

Gear Junkie awarded Best Overall, Women's All Mountain Ski to the Atomic Maven 103CT, slightly wide when it comes to negotiating imperfect piste conditions on the mountain. Ski Mag voted the Atomic Maven 94 Best Women's All Mountain Ski For Soft Snow, and is a good choice for most. Just choose your length wisely.

ELAN RIPSTICK 94

No one will be surprised to see the Elan Ripstick in the mix for Best Women's All Mountain skis. I took the 168cms, which is a reasonable length for me and was expecting an enjoyable ride on these skis, as I've seen them rated as a playful All Mountain ski. The carbon tubes inserted into an ultralight wood core are there to create 'a highly stable platform' according to Elan. But while I have no doubt it can rip the powder, it gave me a testing ride at speed on hardpack.

I pushed it fast, so fast that I spun out off the piste. I should have read Outdoor Gear Lab's review: 'while it still retains a light, silky feel, it doesn't inspire confidence for aggressive skiers who want to charge at high speeds'. And, yes, I did have them on the correct feet (Elan's Amphibio profile technology means each ski has one cambered inside edge and one rockered outside edge so designed to ride left and right).

It was Switchback Travel's Runner Up All Mountain Women's ski so, maybe, check out their review.

HEAD KORE 94 TI

I demo-ed the 172cms Head Kore, the last ski of my day, so the pistes were getting pretty chopped up and bumpy. Built with a karuba-beech wood core and reinforced with two layers of Titanal, the Kore 94 Ti has a tuned poplar/PET core for the women's line to create 'the perfect balance of stability and energy'. A flax layer and graphene, the thinnest and lightest material known, is used strategically to make it incredibly strong and lightweight. This according to Head make it 'perfectly tuned to your riding style'.

And I think that says it all. The ski was a comfortable length, comfortable ride and, yep, seemed perfectly tuned to my riding style.

NB. The Head Kore Ti 99W All Mountain was given the accolade of Best for Most by Ski Mag.

BLACK CROWS VENA COR 100

I had to get my high vis goggle lens on for the latest dazzlingly yellow/black topsheet skis from Black Crows (image to come). The brand rep demo-ed the flex, nearly folding the ski in half to show how bendy it is. It also has a very pointy tip, reminding me of Jimmy Choos from the 80s.

The 167cms skis I tried were so new, fresh from the factory they'd never been ridden before. At 100mm at the waist they are pushing their credibility as All Mountain skis and, although reasonably skiable on the piste, they are going to be more in their element off-piste. 

LINE PANDORA 99

And a shout out for the Pandora 99 All Mountain skis from Line. After extensive research scrolling through Best All Mountain Ski reviews, my daughter (35 years old and an intermediate/advanced skier) bought these skis for exploring more powder while still enjoying piste days.

Line have extended the amount of sidewall that stretches into the core of the ski while adding more material over the steel edges to increase the total bonding surface area. This creates sidewalls more resilient to hard edge impacts, There are different radiuses blended into the ski’s sidecut, optimising a wide variety of turn shapes and an intuitive feel, with the tip and tail lifting away from the snow to bring the contact points closer to the centre of the ski. This increases a ski's lift in deep snow and allows it to engage more quickly on hardpack when rolled over on edge. 

Whatever the science she loves them, charging through chopped up and crud as well as shredding off piste. She's 5'4" (164cms) and rides the 163cms Pandoras. 

AND HAPPY SHOPPING

Nothing has radically changed for All Mountain Women's Skis for 2027, except a topsheet or two. So look out for any of these highly-rated skis at a reduced price at the end of the season because they'll work perfectly for next winter (but make sure you get the right length!).

Of course, if you can, try before you buy from ski shops in resort - and do some more homework checking on reviews via Google. Also, don't let your husband/other half choose for you (we all know that guys think they know best when it comes to skis). But let them pay if they insist!

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