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We're suckers for limited-edition gear here at POWDER, so when every year Rossignol debuts their Super Project lineup, we pay attention. This year, the French brand goes full '90s (did we start a trend with our Summer of Ski Nostalgia series?) and drops a whole slew of limited-edition product including Super Blackops skis, Super Hi Speed LV boots, Pivot 2.0 15 bindings, a line of apparel, and a new Super Heretic enduro mountain bike. Yep, Rossignol makes–they even support a small UCI Factory racing team.

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We're most excited about the return of the Super Blackops ski for another season. As we described it last year, the Super Blackops is not your dad's dad ski. With easily harnessable power, these 98mm-waisted beasts are among the most fun resort skis we've been on, hitting the sweet spot between high speed thrills and slow speed jib-ability. The ski's wood core/dual titanal layer construction remains unchanged this year, and the new topsheet is pulled directly from another seminal Rossignol ski: the 1992 7S, which introduced Rossignol's Vibration Absorption System (VAS). That tech has evolved over the years, but the basic principle–making your skis damp and fun–is still inside every freeski the brand makes.

If at this point you haven't heard about the new Look Pivot 2.0 bindings, you should probably go check a pair out. These also remain unchanged, the "Super" version just come in a matching yellow retro colorway. This year, they're also available in Blue Steel, a dark orange, and gunmetal.

On the boot front, Rossignol is debuting a retro yellow version of their Hi Speed LV 120 boot. This low-volume 98mm-last resort boot features an innovative shell design that's engineered to combine softer plastic to wrap the lower leg with harder plastic where needed for power transmission and snappy rebound. In other words, a great boot to pair with the Blackops ski.

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Finally, the bike in question is a souped-up version of Rossignol's enduro/park bike, the Heretic. The 165mm travel aluminum frame is paired with Fox's highest-end 170mm Factory 38 fork, and comes dripping in carefully-specced components that balance ruggedness (this bike is meant to thrashed) and performance. It's no high-end EDR race bike, but should do the trick for smashing bike park laps and pedaling your local gravity trails. And at $6600 it's no steal, but is actually impressively priced compared to what else is out there.

This article first appeared on Powder and was syndicated with permission.

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