The latest iteration of Fischer’s long-running Curv series of carvers, the Curv GT 80, is the most traditional, unabashed, groomed-snow partisan among our Women’s Frontside Recommended models. Like its fellow Austrian brand Head, Fischer was an early adopter of the Carving crusade, an allegiance that has never wavered. The Curv series was inaugurated in 2016/17, when three racing legends were commissioned to create the ultimate carving machine. The original Curv’s were most definitely cut from racing cloth, but the linkage to elite competition has been softened in this generation, to open its appeal to skiers of less than world-class ability. So, the new 2025 The Curv GT 80 is wider, softer, lighter and easier to flex than the original Curv’s, geared down to match the talents of recreational skiers. It’s still a rich construction, with a single sheet of .5mm Titanal, a beech/poplar wood core and Diagofiber, Fischer’s homespun damping material to quiet the ride.