Rossignol Soul W Pro XP10 (Junior)
By PTO Ski & Snowboard, written from Rossignol official specs, the 26/27 catalog and the order book — no independent on-snow test of this ski exists · Spec and construction analysis on this ski
The take
“The Soul W Pro is a real junior freeride ski — and it outweighs the Soul W 92 it can be mistaken for.”
The W on the Soul W Pro does not mean women's. That letter does two different jobs at Rossignol, and here it marks the girls' ski in a junior pair: their storefront titles this one Junior's Rallybird Soul Pro, and its boys'/unisex counterpart Junior's Sender Soul Pro. Rossignol files the women's Soul W 92 under Freeride, in a different section of the same catalog. One letter, two jobs — that is the confusion to clear before anything else.
The Soul W Pro is the heavier ski of the two. Rossignol's own arrays give 1.8 kg per ski at 160 cm, against 1.4 kg per ski for the Soul W 92 at 166 cm — 400 g more per ski, at the shorter length. The adult ski also carries an Air Tip and a rectangular full sidewall, where this one has neither. Cap construction, fiberglass, no metal anywhere. That is the right build under a light junior — metal would make the ski stiff where a kid needs it soft.
Geometry decides the rest. The sidecut is shallow, both ends are rockered, and the contact points ride clear of the snow — which is what makes the ski easy to pivot, and what takes the edge hold away. One property, not two. The radius, again: 19 m at the 160, where the Soul W 92 turns tighter at 15 m on a longer 166. This ski smears. Rossignol's own copy promises it will 'carve across the mountain at will'; their own numbers disagree.
Two disclosures about the Soul W Pro, both up front. No independent on-snow test of it exists — junior skis essentially never get tested. Everything above is read off published geometry and construction, with no tester's notes behind it. Rossignol also leaves holes in the spec sheet: no base material, no flex rating, no taper, no binding weight. So no glide or wax claim can be made in either direction, and the missing taper is why nobody here will call this a powder ski.
The routing is clean. The junior girl moving off the groomers is the buyer, and she is well served. The groomer-and-park junior wants the Scratch Pro — 80 mm under foot against this ski's 90, and a 17 m radius at its 168. A family that wants its own binding wants the Sender Pro, sold flat; ours is a system only. A tall junior who needs 180 cm takes the boys' Sender Soul Pro — at 170 the two share the same published numbers anyway. And a short adult woman looking at the 160 is owed the whole trade before she pays. The saving is $200. Set against it: she adds weight, gives up the metal and the sidewall, and buys a ski whose base Rossignol will not name. That can be the right call. It cannot be a quiet one.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: Factory system rail (not remountable). Our pick: LOOK Xpress W 10 GW B93 (included in the kit).
- LOOK Xpress W 10 GW B93 (included)This is the only binding the ski comes with — there is no flat version to mount something else on, because the ski component is not a standalone SKU. It arrives on its own rail, so there is no drill pattern and no mounting fee.
Rossignol specs a women's binding onto a girls' ski: the item is literally Xpress W 10, and the boys' Soul Pro on the same catalog page gets the non-W version. Release range is DIN 2.5-10, and the brake is 83-93 mm, which clears the 90 mm waist.
Boot soles: it takes Alpine ISO 5355 A and GripWalk ISO 23223 A, and the tool-free adjustment covers a 261-332 mm sole length, which is what lets it follow a growing foot for several seasons. The floors are real and they exclude real children: DIN starts at 2.5 and sole adjustment starts at 261 mm. A child can fall below either one, and when that happens a correct ski length changes nothing. A release value is not a body-weight conversion and we will never print one for you to dial in at home. It is determined by a certified technician on a calibrated jig from five inputs — weight, height, age, boot sole length and skier type (ISO 11088).
Common Questions
- Does the W in Soul W Pro mean women's?
- No. On Rossignol's junior page the W separates the girls' ski from the boys' Soul Pro — their storefront titles the pair Junior's Rallybird Soul Pro and Junior's Sender Soul Pro. Rossignol's adult women's ski is a separate model, the Soul W 92, printed in a different section of the catalog. Same letter, two jobs. This is the junior one.
- Can a short adult woman ski this?
- Yes, on the 160, and Rossignol points at it themselves by fitting the ski with a women's binding. Know what you are choosing, though. The Soul W 92 gives you a Titanal beam, a full sidewall and an Air Tip; this ski has none of the three, Rossignol will not name its base material, and it is the heavier ski of the two. The money you keep is real. So is the trade.
- Does it carve?
- Not really, and that is the design rather than a defect. Rocker at both ends lifts the contact points off the snow: the ski comes around far more readily than a cambered one, and it is much harder to catch an edge on. The same geometry is what removes the edge hold. The sidecut is shallow and the radius runs long. For hard snow and rails, the Scratch Pro is the ski.
- What sizes do you stock, and who sets the release?
- We carry the 140, 150 and 160. The binding comes on the ski and adjusts without tools across the published boot-sole range. Bring the boots in: a certified technician sets the release on a calibrated jig from five inputs — weight, height, age, boot sole length and skier type. We do not publish a number for you to set yourself, because a release value is not a weight conversion.
