My First List - Greg McCandless

Your first gear list to get started

Greg McCandless's expert gear recommendations on Rendezvu

Products in this list

Pisteworks 94 Ski - 2026 by DPS Skis — Developed with Olympic Alpine Skier Ted Ligety
Justis Ski - 2026 by Black Crows — My personal ski! Perfect if you want a twin tip ski that can actually carve at high speeds.
MX88 Ski - 2025 by Kastle — The gold-standard all-mountain carver for experts.
Serpo Ski - 2026 by Black Crows — A narrower 93mm all-mountain ski that is like the Justis with 2 plates of H-shaped titanal and legit tail splay but less rocker and more focused on groomers.
Mantra 88 Ski - 2026 by Volkl — Another classic, award-winning frontside all-mtn ski with no speed limit!
Dancer 2 Ski - 2026 by Faction Skis — An anomaly for Faction - this is a stiff, titanal-laced front side marauder for experts without the typical Faction freestyle bent!
Anomaly 94 Ski - 2026 by Blizzard — Replacing both the revered Bonafide and Brahma, the Anomaly still packs tons of metal, carbon, and dense wood in a more approachable package these days. But make no mistake, this is still all business.
Unleashed 98 Ski - 2026 by Nordica — The best-carving twin tip on the market, with very little rocker, actually, so it has great edge grip!
Volkl Men's M7 Mantra Skis Red 184 Cm by Volkl — One of the very best and most award-winning all-mtn skis for experts who ski groomed runs most of the time (which is nearly all of us here on the East Coast!).
Dynastar M-Pro 94 Ti Skis 170 Cm by Dynastar — Dynastar fell off the expert-level all-mtn radar for a while, but the M-Pro brought the brand back to its roots with a stiff, race-like feel coupled with a progressive tip shape. Great if you want a Mantra or Enforcer but don't want to have the same skis as everyone else!
Nordica Men's Enforcer 99 Skis 173 Cm by Nordica — Sometimes it's best not to overthink it. The Enforcer is the most-imitated ski for a reason, but most companies forget that what makes it special is its narrow turn radius, which allows it to be superb in trees and bumps while also being a straight-line cruise missile.

My First List - Greg McCandless

Your first gear list to get started

Greg McCandless's expert gear recommendations on Rendezvu

Products in this list

Pisteworks 94 Ski - 2026 by DPS Skis — Developed with Olympic Alpine Skier Ted Ligety
Justis Ski - 2026 by Black Crows — My personal ski! Perfect if you want a twin tip ski that can actually carve at high speeds.
MX88 Ski - 2025 by Kastle — The gold-standard all-mountain carver for experts.
Serpo Ski - 2026 by Black Crows — A narrower 93mm all-mountain ski that is like the Justis with 2 plates of H-shaped titanal and legit tail splay but less rocker and more focused on groomers.
Mantra 88 Ski - 2026 by Volkl — Another classic, award-winning frontside all-mtn ski with no speed limit!
Dancer 2 Ski - 2026 by Faction Skis — An anomaly for Faction - this is a stiff, titanal-laced front side marauder for experts without the typical Faction freestyle bent!
Anomaly 94 Ski - 2026 by Blizzard — Replacing both the revered Bonafide and Brahma, the Anomaly still packs tons of metal, carbon, and dense wood in a more approachable package these days. But make no mistake, this is still all business.
Unleashed 98 Ski - 2026 by Nordica — The best-carving twin tip on the market, with very little rocker, actually, so it has great edge grip!
Volkl Men's M7 Mantra Skis Red 184 Cm by Volkl — One of the very best and most award-winning all-mtn skis for experts who ski groomed runs most of the time (which is nearly all of us here on the East Coast!).
Dynastar M-Pro 94 Ti Skis 170 Cm by Dynastar — Dynastar fell off the expert-level all-mtn radar for a while, but the M-Pro brought the brand back to its roots with a stiff, race-like feel coupled with a progressive tip shape. Great if you want a Mantra or Enforcer but don't want to have the same skis as everyone else!
Nordica Men's Enforcer 99 Skis 173 Cm by Nordica — Sometimes it's best not to overthink it. The Enforcer is the most-imitated ski for a reason, but most companies forget that what makes it special is its narrow turn radius, which allows it to be superb in trees and bumps while also being a straight-line cruise missile.