Atomic Maverick 105 CTI Skis 26/27
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PTO Verdict
“A light, quick 105 for soft-snow days. It floats above its width, and firm snow is where testers part ways.”
Best for: Advanced and expert skiers chasing the soft stuff - storm snow in the trees, chop in the afternoon - who want a directional ski that turns quickly and still carves the groomer back to the chair. It also makes sense as the ski in a downhill-first touring setup, a use testers from 24/25 and 26/27 suggest for it.
Not for: Skiers who spend most days on firm groomers or ice: testers split on its grip there, and a narrower ski is the safer buy. Anyone who rides switch a lot will be happier on a freestyle-minded ski. Skiers who are still working on their technique should start on something easier and narrower; Atomic's skill scale marks this one Advanced and Expert.
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Description
The Atomic Maverick 105 CTI is a directional, mid-fat freeride ski that puts soft snow first and treats the groomer as the run back to the chair. Atomic sells it as an "all-mountain, all-conditions, freeride" ski and files it under All Mountain in its Maverick range; on Atomic's three-step skill scale, Advanced and Expert are lit and Beginner is not. This page covers the 26/27 version in Pine Needle/Black.
The core is Atomic's Power Woodcore, reinforced with CTI Powered. A 26/27 ski test says the core mixes poplar and ash, and that CTI blends carbon and titanal. Up front sits Atomic's HRZN 3D Maverick/Maven tip, which its 24/25 launch copy credits with more surface area for float in powder. Atomic calls the profile All Mountain Rocker 20/65/15, and the same test reads that as about 65% camber underfoot with rocker in the tip and tail. The catalog lists Dura Cap Sidewall and World Cup Base Finish, plus a matte topsheet, and the edges come at 87° on the side and 1.0° at the base.
The waist grows with length: 103.5 mm at 170 cm, 104 mm at 178, 104.5 mm at 185 and 105 mm at 191, so only the 191 actually measures the number in the name. The radius climbs a meter per size, from 17 m to 20 m. Atomic's 26/27 datasheet gives a single weight: 2,050 g per ski for the 185 cm.
It makes the most sense for an advanced or expert skier whose good days are soft. It is the wrong pick for someone who lives on firm groomers, rides switch, or wants the most float on the deepest days, and the review below names the skis that do those jobs better.
It ships flat, with no binding. Our shop helps you pick one and the length, and if PTO sold you the ski as well as the binding, we mount it free.
Details
- Type
- SKI
- Vendor
- Atomic
- SKU
- AA0030936170
- UPC / GTIN
- 00887445516644
170 cm
Atomic Maverick 105 CTI
By PTO Team, Based on the manufacturer’s published specs and published third-party testing
Spec analysis and published third-party testing · Analysis dated
These 10-point scores express PTO's editorial assessment of suitability for each use. They are not customer ratings or instrumented measurements; the analysis below explains the trade-offs.
Specs
- Waist
- 103.5 mm (170 cm) · 104 mm (178 cm) · 104.5 mm (185 cm) · 105 mm (191 cm)
- Dimensions
- 130.5-103.5-119.5 mm (170 cm) · 132.5-104-121.5 mm (178 cm) · 134.5-104.5-123.5 mm (185 cm) · 136-105-125 mm (191 cm)
- Turn radius
- 17 m (170 cm) · 18 m (178 cm) · 19 m (185 cm) · 20 m (191 cm)
- Profile
- All Mountain Rocker 20/65/15
- Shape
- Directional
- Core
- Power Woodcore (poplar and ash, per a 26/27 ski test)
- Reinforcement
- CTI Powered (carbon and titanal, per the same test)
- Tip
- HRZN 3D Maverick/Maven
- Sidewall
- Dura Cap Sidewall
- Base
- World Cup Base Finish
- Edge angles
- Side 87° · base 1.0°
- Weight
- 2,050 g per ski at 185 cm (the only weight on the Atomic 26/27 datasheet)
- Skill level
- Advanced, Expert (Atomic skill level)
- Binding
- None included (flat ski)
- Lengths
- 170 / 178 / 185 / 191 cm
The take
“A light, quick 105 for soft-snow days. It floats above its width, and firm snow is where testers part ways.”
The Maverick 105 CTI belongs under advanced-to-expert skiers who see a lot of storm snow and chop. It is light for a 105 with metal in it, quick from edge to edge and floatier than its width suggests. Most of the testing behind that dates from its 24/25 launch season, and one ski test, which has rated it every season since, reports only new graphics for 25/26 and 26/27. Atomic's MSRP is $1,030, without a binding.
The light build that makes the Maverick quick also has a cost. Atomic puts a 185 at 2,050 g per ski. In 25/26 testing, that weight proved too light to track through dense spring snow for one skier, and in a 25/26 magazine test, the high, soft tip that made it easy to turn also fluttered noticeably at speed. Skiers who want mass and a stiff shovel working for them at speed belong on a heavier, full-metal ski.
Ski it short or let it run. Atomic's datasheet lists the Maverick's turns as 'Short and Long,' and one ski test's 24/25 write-up says the same from the snow: short, mobile turns and long, aggressive arcs suited it, while the middle radius felt 'a bit sketchy.'
Grip on hard snow is a bonus on the Maverick 105 CTI, not its selling point. Its piste grip won one magazine's praise in 24/25, and the same magazine found the ski noisy and unstable on hard snow in 25/26; in 26/27 testing, its edge-grip scores ran from 10 out of 10 on a hard-snow day in Utah to 5 on a Vermont groomer with icy spots. Skiers whose winters are mostly firm should start with a narrower ski.
Next to Atomic's Bent skis, the Maverick is the pick for speed and directional lines, and a Bent is the pick for play. It sits at the charging end, with the Bent Chetlers on the surfy side, in one 24/25 tester's view. In the trees the Bent 100 is more fun, according to a long review of the first-season ski. For switch skiing, the Bent 100 or 110 is the better fit; a forum test team sent switch skiers there in 24/25.
Atomic's Advanced and Expert rating is the right place to start. A strong intermediate can get along on the Maverick, as testers from all three seasons found, but the ski pays back a skier who pushes it; a 24/25 ski-test write-up calls it 'not terribly easy to use' and says a mellower skier will find its top end hard to reach. Give it a run or two to settle in, too: a tester in each of 24/25 and 25/26 needed a little time before it clicked.
The Maverick 105 CTI comes flat, so plan on a binding, and we help you choose it and the length for the way you ski. When the binding and this ski are both bought at PTO, the mount is free.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: Atomic's product page and catalog give no figure; one 24/25 review, on skis Atomic supplied, found it very central. Buying both this ski and your binding at PTO means a free mount, done by a technician in our shop to fit your boots. Our pick: An alpine freeride binding (shop suggestion).
- Freeride or all-mountain alpine bindingLift-served days, groomers to storm snow
Our default for resort skiing; tell us how you ski and we'll match a model, with a brake wide enough for the waist.
- Hybrid touring bindingClimbing to some of your lines
Our suggestion if you tour; we help you balance weight on the climb against support on the way down.
Atomic sells it without a binding, and neither its product page nor its catalog names one, so both options here are our suggestions rather than an Atomic pairing. Boot soles differ - alpine, GripWalk and touring soles, with or without tech inserts - and each binding accepts only some of them, so compatibility is never assumed: a technician checks that your boots and the binding work together and sets the release.
Common Questions
- Has the Maverick 105 CTI changed since its 24/25 launch?
- Only in looks, by two accounts. A ski test that has scored it every season found the same construction and shape under a new graphic for 25/26 and an otherwise unchanged ski in a new look for 26/27; a forum test team's 26/27 entry also lists new graphics under construction design. The 26/27 color is Pine Needle/Black, and Atomic's catalog specifies a matte topsheet where two launch-season spec lists say glossy.
- Should I choose the Maverick 105 CTI or the wider Maverick 115 CTI?
- The 115 is 115 mm underfoot at every length, uses Powder Rocker 30/50/20 and lists at $1,100, $70 more; this ski measures 104.5 mm at 185 cm on All Mountain Rocker 20/65/15. A 24/25 review whose test pair came from Atomic rates the 115 easier to ski in a lot of fresh snow, thanks to its extra float. Mixed resort days favor the 105; save the 115 for deep days.
- How does the women's Maven 103 CTI compare?
- Atomic's catalog lists the same technology for both apart from the Maven's glossy topsheet, and at 170 and 178 cm the two share dimensions and turn radius. The Maven also lists at $1,030, comes in 156, 162, 170 and 178 cm, and Atomic puts a 170 at 1,610 g per ski. Below 170 cm, the Maven is the one to look at.
- How should I size the Maverick 105 CTI?
- It comes in 170, 178, 185 and 191 cm, and across three seasons of testing most testers found it true to size, though a few felt it skied short and one long. Several suggest a longer ski if you want more stability at speed or ski open terrain, and one suggests intermediates size down for a friendlier ride. Tell us how tall you are, what you weigh and where you ski, and we'll help you pick.
- Is a binding included, and will it work for touring?
- It comes without one; you pick a binding, and if you purchase this ski and that binding at our shop, mounting is free. On skis Atomic supplied, a 24/25 reviewer toured a 191 with a lightweight hybrid binding and rated it highly for downhill-oriented touring, and a 26/27 tester would like to put a pin binding on it for spring corn off the summit. If you plan to climb, tell us how much, and we'll talk through binding options with you.
- Can the Maverick 105 CTI be a one-ski quiver?
- Where most days are soft, yes: in 24/25, a forum test team pitched it at skiers who want a 105 as their daily driver, and one of its testers called it a solid daily driver for the West Coast. Where days run firm, our advice is to keep it as a second ski; one 26/27 tester rates it better as a second ski in general.
