The Elan SLX has been mentioned and talked about some on this forum in years past. It’s a ski that HH has skied and very much liked and it’s also been mine and Max’s go to slalom carver for the past several years. I have a good sized quiver of slalom carvers which includes the Head SS I.speed, stockli laser SX, head ISL non RD and the Elan SLX (along with some slalom race skis). I have the choice to ski any of the others every ski day, and I consistently take out the SLX. It is a great bumps ski and when things firm at my home mountain, the SLX is my go to ski all over the mountain and it’s always a joy and easy to ski. My original pair has easily 75-100 days on it and it has been softened from skiing bumps and getting bent in bumps. And the flex is just perfect for firm off piste skiing.
I also just broke out a new pair to ski on groomers this past week. These skis have a perfect flex to arc great turns on piste. They just rock on hard snow. The mount point on the Elans is way in front of what we see from Head and Stockli, and it’s inches more forward not centimeters. When I get on my Head slalom carvers after skiing the SLX the mount feels too far back (but they feel fine if I have not just skied my SLXs). But I also don’t think that you can put the Heads or the Stocklis this far forward because of their construction (they seem to ski best 2-3 cm more forward). And I think this is why Max and I love the SLX so much.
Elan does not have great distribution in the US and what distribution they do have seems to be in their all mountain and big mountain skis (the ripstick line of which I am not a fan). But you can find the SLX and it’s a slalom carver that PMTS skiers should consider. I find them super easy to ski with a perfect blend of high end performance and ease of use.