All except the low-end Smoke are designed using ARC technology, which features an integrated binding interface that is pinned in the middle and free-floating fore and aft so as to allow the ski to flex roundly, with no flat spot underfoot, for optimized tip-to-tail edge engagement throughout the turn. The top two models (Crimson and Blackeye) are updated for 2016 with Atomic’s new Carbon Tank Mesh, a wall-to-wall layer of carbon-fiber reinforcement that adds strength and responsiveness without excessive weight. All five Nomad models are designed and sold as systems (with binding). Waist widths range from 86 mm down to 76 mm. Where the Vantage series of wider skis offers soft-snow versatility especially appropriate to Western all-mountain conditions, Atomic’s Nomad collection is built for maximized on-trail performance and hardpack carvability well suited to Eastern conditions. Most shops still sell it for about $400 with binding. It comes with a 10-DIN Atomic XTO binding. It features the same width and sidecut as the Smoke Ti, but there’s no metal and no free-flexing ARC binding interface. The Smoke is the lightest, softest-flexing, and least-expensive model in the Nomad collection, built for unaggressive cruising at moderate speeds on groomed snow. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
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