Elan GSX Fusion review 2019
PROSKILAB™ reviewers' comments
The GSX Fusion from Elan is preselected every year for the PROSKILAB review and is unquestionably one of the safest bets on the market. It frequently comes close to the top spot on the podium.
The ski is very much performance-oriented. With excellent edge grip and remarkable stability, the ski is amazing in long turns. Once the turn is initiated, it has incredibly solid edge hold and never seems to want to let go.
You’ll need a certain amount of technical skill and physical strength to drive this ski properly.
Review: Pros
- Good overall performance
- Excellent stability
- Good edge grip
- Proficient in long turns
Review: Cons
- A technically and physically demanding ski
- Less intuitive and accessible than the Speed Master or the Hero Master
The ski review scores
| Turn initiation | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
| Stability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Stability/turning performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.5 |
| Grip | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 17.5 |
| Short turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.2 |
| Long turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.5 |
| Skid turn performance | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.3 |
| Handleability | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.0 |
| Comfort | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 16.0 |
| Snow contact | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 15.3 |
| Soft snow fluidity | ☆☆☆☆☆ | 13.8 |
Who's it for?
Manufacturer's remarks
If crystal clear mornings and freshly groomed slopes get your adrenaline pumping, if speed is your friend and long fast turns are your addiction, if you leave nothing behind but a vapor trail, then the GSX Fusion is the ski for you.
Features of the GSX Fusion
| Brand : | Elan |
| Model : | GSX Fusion |
| Year : | 2019 |
| Family : | Giant slalom |
| Size tested : | 180 cm |
| Tip size : | 110 mm |
| Waist size : | 69 mm |
| Tail size : | 94 mm |
| Radius for the size reviewed : | 21 m |
Your review
Reviewed by PROSKILAB™
in La Clusaz, France, March 2018