DPS Wailer 90

The DPS Carbon Wailer 90 is the narrowest ski in the Wailer lineup — a rocker/camber/rocker all-mountain ski built around a poplar wood core wrapped in hybrid carbon and fiberglass laminates with a bio-based epoxy. There is no metal in this ski, but don't read that as flimsy: the carbon gives it snap and pop edge to edge, while the wood and fiberglass settle it down into a calmer, classic feel underfoot — lively without being twitchy. The 15m radius pulls you into medium arcs on hardpack without demanding race technique, and the tip and tail rocker lets you smear, drift, and steer through chopped-up snow, bump lines, or a few inches of fresh without muscling the tails around. You feel the quickness most on a firm blue groomer, threading lift lines and linking turns without a lot of setup time. At 90mm underfoot it is genuinely narrow by today's standards, which is the point: less ski to swing, faster response, a direct connection between your input and what the ski does.

This is a ski for advanced-intermediate through expert skiers who spend most of their days on groomed or lightly tracked terrain and want a quick, easy-going narrow ski for resort laps. The RP shape is forgiving enough to reward a progressing skier rather than punish one, so don't talk yourself out of it just because you're not an expert — if you're comfortable on blues and steering a ski at speed, it fits. Where it isn't the right tool is deep days: anyone who spends significant time in powder or heavy western snow will want more float, so step up to the wider Wailer 100 or 107 for that. And true beginners should start on something softer and more stable first. But if you ski mostly frontside, like a precise feel, and don't chase storm days, the Wailer 90 earns its place. Sold as a flat ski, so pair it with the binding of your choice.