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PTO Verdict
“No titanal, no carbon: the lighter, livelier Sender that floats soft snow and smears happily, but gives way sooner than its metal brother when the snow turns firm and cut-up.”
Best for: Intermediate-to-advanced skiers who want one freeride ski for soft snow, trees and variable off-piste, and who would rather have the lighter, more playful Sender than the heavier, planted one. It suits the skier who already owns bindings or wants to choose their own, and the length-tuned buyer who understands that a short ski turns quick and a long one runs long. It is a broad freeride width, not a deep-powder specialist.
Not for: Piste-focused carvers. A 99 mm ski with twin rocker and no metal will feel loose and washy held hard on firm groomers, and technique does not fix a parts list - Rossignol's narrow Arcade skis are that skier's tool. Strong, fast skiers who drive hard through heavy, chopped-up crud: the metal-free chassis gives way where the titanal Sender 110 holds, so that skier wants the 110 instead. Deep-powder specialists chasing maximum float: 99 mm is a middle width, and the family's float tools are the wider 110 and 118. Anyone who wants a ready-to-ski package: this is a flat ski, so a binding and a mount are extra cost and extra decisions. And anyone who needs a 190 - we stock 162 through 184 only.
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Description
The Rossignol Sender 100 is a men's freeride ski, 99 to 100 mm underfoot, sold flat with no binding in the box. It sits at the narrow, light end of Rossignol's Sender family — the width you reach for when a day runs inbounds and out, rather than one spent chasing the deepest snow.
One thing matters more than the rest here, because the Sender 100 and the wider Sender 110 look like the same ski. They share the twin-rocker shape, the Progressive Sidecut, a poplar wood core inside a full sidewall, and a sintered base. The metal is where they part. Rossignol's spec sheet gives the Sender 110 a Carbon Alloy Matrix and a titanal beam; on the Sender 100 that reinforcement field is left empty, and its listed technologies include no metal or carbon. Wood and fiber in a full sidewall is the whole build, and the absence is the character: lighter, livelier and more forgiving, with a lower ceiling for composure once the snow gets firm and choppy and the speed climbs.
Twin rocker lifts the tip and the tail clear of the snow, so the nose floats up front and the tail smears and releases instead of tracking like a rail. An Air Tip lightens the shovel, and the poplar core keeps it lively. The turn radius swings with length: a short 13 m at the 162, a long 20 m at the 184. Picking a length is picking how the ski turns, not only how tall you are.
This is a one-ski choice for the intermediate-to-advanced skier who leaves the groomer for soft snow, trees and broken-up off-piste, and who wants the lighter Sender rather than the planted one. It is the wrong ski if you mostly carve firm groomers — a 99 mm ski, twin-rockered and metal-free, goes loose held hard at speed, and Rossignol's on-piste Arcade skis are built for that. Sold flat, it needs a binding and a mount, which we will fit and set once we have your boots.
| Length | Sidecut (tip-waist-tail) | Turn Radius |
|---|---|---|
| 162 cm | 130-99-122 mm | 13 m |
| 170 cm | 130-99-122 mm | 16 m |
| 178 cm | 131-100-123 mm | 18 m |
| 184 cm | 131-100-123 mm | 20 m |
| Category | Freeride ski |
|---|---|
| Waist width | 99–100 mm depending on length |
| Rocker profile | Twin Rocker |
| Core | PEFC poplar wood |
| Sidewall | Rectangular full sidewall |
| Binding | Sold flat — binding not included |
The Sender 100 Open suits an intermediate to advanced skier who wants one ski for the whole mountain and leans toward soft snow rather than hardpack carving. At 100 mm underfoot it is wide enough to float on a storm day but still narrow enough to roll onto edge on a groomer without feeling sluggish.
If you ski powder most days, the wider Sender 110 Open floats more. If you ski groomers most days, a narrower all-mountain ski will carve more precisely on hard snow.
We stock the Sender 100 Open in 162, 170, 178 and 184 cm. Note that the sidecut changes with length: the 162 and 170 measure 99 mm at the waist, while the 178 and 184 measure 100 mm. Turn radius grows with length, from 13 m at 162 cm to 20 m at 184 cm — the shorter lengths turn more tightly, the longer ones run straighter at speed.
Does the Rossignol Sender 100 Open come with bindings?
No. "Open" means it is sold flat, without a binding. Rossignol's recommended pairing for this ski is the Pivot 2.0 11 GW with a 105 mm brake.
What is the difference between the Sender 100 and the Sender 110?
Waist width. The Sender 100 measures 99–100 mm underfoot and is the more versatile of the two on firm snow. The Sender 110 measures 110 mm and floats better in deep snow. Rossignol also specs a Titanal Beam and Carbon Alloy Matrix on the Sender 110, which makes it the more damped, more powerful ski of the pair.
Is the Sender 100 Open good for a skier who is still improving?
It is manageable for a confident intermediate: the twin rocker makes the ski easy to steer and forgiving to release. It is not a beginner ski — a 100 mm freeride ski asks more of you on ice than a narrow piste ski does.
Does the Sender 100 Open have metal in it?
No. Rossignol does not list a metal layer for this ski. It is a wood-core ski with rectangular full sidewalls.
Specs
- Waist: 99 mm (162 / 170) / 100 mm (178 / 184) - the name is a round number
- Sidecut: 130-99-122 (162 / 170) / 131-100-123 (178 / 184) - it grows with length
- Turn radius: 13 m (162) / 16 m (170) / 18 m (178) / 20 m (184) - tracks length, per Rossignol
- Weight: 1.7 / 1.8 / 1.9 / 2.0 kg at 162 / 170 / 178 / 184 - per ski, not per pair
- Profile: Twin Rocker - tip and tail lifted off the snow
- Sidecut technology: Progressive Sidecut - Rossignol names it but publishes no mechanism
- Construction: Rectangular full sidewall
- Core: PEFC poplar wood core
- Reinforcement: None - no metal laminate and no carbon. Rossignol's reinforcement field is empty and its technology list names neither
- Base: Sintered HD
- Air Tip: Yes - a lightened tip Rossignol credits with pop
- V-A-S: Listed by Rossignol; no mechanism or quantity is published
- Binding: Sold flat / OPEN - no binding included. Rossignol suggests a LOOK Pivot 2.0 11
- Official scores: Rossignol publishes no terrain, stability or ability number for this ski
- Lengths: 162 / 170 / 178 / 184 cm stocked. Rossignol also lists a 190 we do not carry
- 26/27 status: New for 26/27 - it carries Rossignol's NEW badge
- Price: US$699.95, ski only (flat)
Details
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- RAPMS01-162
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Rossignol Sender 100 OPEN
By PTO Team, read off Rossignol's published geometry and construction, and no numeric ability score is published · Spec analysis
The take
“No titanal, no carbon: the lighter, livelier Sender that floats soft snow and smears happily, but gives way sooner than its metal brother when the snow turns firm and cut-up.”
The Sender 100 is a brand-new model for 26/27, and everything here is read off Rossignol's published geometry and construction.
The whole ski is one decision. The Sender 100 shares its shape with the metal Sender 110 - twin rocker, progressive sidecut, full sidewall, poplar core, Air Tip - but not its reinforcement. Rossignol prints a Carbon Alloy Matrix plus a titanal beam for the 110 and prints nothing in the same field for the 100, and the technology list agrees, naming neither carbon nor titanal. That absence is the point of the ski, not a gap to fill. Wood and fiber make it light and poppy; the same missing metal is why it washes out sooner than the 110 when a strong skier pushes it hard through firm, cut-up snow. A name in the feature list, V-A-S among them, does not damp a metal-free ski the way titanal would.
Nothing about the Sender 100 is a single number. Radius climbs from 13 m on the 162 to 20 m on the 184; weight runs 1.7 to 2.0 kg, and that is per ski, not per pair. At the 184 it is about 0.2 kg lighter than the Sender 110 - the direct payoff of leaving the metal out. Picking a length is picking a turn, so match it to how you ski more than to your height.
Twin rocker pulls both ends up off the snow: the shovel planes in soft conditions, and the tail breaks free to smear and ski switch. The Air Tip keeps swing weight down and, in Rossignol's words, adds pop. That rockered, metal-free shape is also the piste ceiling: held hard on a firm groomer it feels loose - the trade a freeride ski makes on purpose. Rossignol calls it a rockered powder ski with exceptional float; at 99 mm it floats soft snow well, but that is the marketing phrase, not a deep-day promise.
So the real question is the Sender 110 one step up. For $200 more the 110 adds real metal, 110 mm of width and a little weight, and with it more float and composure at speed and in heavy crud. The Sender 100's case is the mirror image: lighter, more forgiving, and cheaper, and wide enough for everything short of a deep powder day. Want the planted platform, buy the 110; want the playful ski, this is the one. On a genuinely deep day the wider 118 is the float tool, and a piste-first skier belongs on an Arcade.
The Sender 100 is sold flat, so a binding and a professional mount are extra, and a technician sets and tests the release on your boot - we do not put a DIN number on a page. We stock the 162, 170, 178 and 184; the 190 Rossignol lists is not one we carry. Keep the sintered base waxed, or it just runs slow.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: Flat / OPEN - sold without a binding. Our pick: Your choice - a binding and a mount are added at the shop.
The Sender ships flat: no binding, no mount. A binding and a professional mount are added at the shop, and a certified technician sets and tests the release on your own boot - PTO does not put a DIN number on a web page. Rossignol's catalog suggests pairing it with a LOOK Pivot 2.0 11; we have not confirmed that exact binding in our own stock, so treat it as Rossignol's suggestion, not a promise. Bring the boot in and we will match a binding to it and mount it.
Common Questions
- Does the Sender 100 have metal in it, like the Sender 110?
- No. On the 100 the reinforcement field is blank and the feature list shows neither metal nor carbon, while the 110 carries the Carbon Alloy Matrix and titanal the 100 does without. That is why it rides lighter and more playful, and why it settles down less when you push the pace. If the metal and the extra float are what you are after, that is the 110.
- Is that price for the ski and a binding, or just the ski?
- Just the ski. The Sender 100 is sold flat, so $699.95 buys the ski alone - a binding and a professional mount are on top. The Sender 110 is $899.95, also flat. Bring your boots and we will sort the binding and the mount at the shop.
- What length should I choose, and does the turn radius change with it?
- It changes a lot. Radius runs from 13 m at the 162 to 20 m at the 184, so a short ski turns quick and a long one runs long. We carry the 162, 170, 178 and 184; Rossignol also lists a 190 that we do not stock. Length is a fitting conversation, so bring your boots.
- Is the Sender 100 a powder ski?
- It floats soft snow well, but 99 mm is a middle width, not a deep-powder tool. Rossignol's own copy calls it a rockered powder ski with exceptional float - read that as marketing for a mid-width ski. On a genuinely deep day, the wider Sender 110 or 118 is the better tool.
