As everyone knows I have been looking for ski to replace the Head Rock n Roll which was my favorite all mountain/pow ski. I have demo'd a lot of skis in the 92-100mm range underfoot over the past several years and never found much that I like all that much. Heluva skied the Liberty Evolv 90 last year in Colorado in some fresh snow and really liked the ski and encouraged me to try them. Since I own and really like the Monster 88 I saw no reason to try the Evolv 90. I took a shot and bought the Evolv 100 (yes bold move without demo) and I have now skied it about 4 days in a variety of conditions. It's a really nice ski for people that ski the way we do. The tip has slightly more tip rocker than I like but its modest versus most skis of this width these days. Off piste it really is a great ski. Slightly stiffer than the RNR’s but it skis so easy. I think I like the tail on this better than on the RNR (and I like the RNR tips better). In brushed SRT’s on groomers they are nice but not quite as nimble as the RNR (which we should expect as its 5mm wider under foot). In Carved arcs on groomers they are nice and fun. Harder to bend than the RNR (mainly due the the increased tip rocker) and the RNR would/will carve tighter arcs but these are more stable at speed. I skied them in double black terrain with 6-8" of fresh last week and in some soft bumps with less fresh snow on them and they are really nimble. I was continually surprised at how quick I could be with these skis when I needed tight and quick SRT’s. In pure pow it floats better than the RNR (due to being wider and a little more tip rocker) and in steep black and double black terrain with softer conditions its a great ski. Probably the best biggest endorsement is that I skied 90 mins with my wife later that morning and I never switched skis even when I was only on groomers. Fun skis. By far the best 95-100mm ski I have skied since I started looking for an RNR replacement 2-3 years ago.
Those interested should also try the Evolv 90. My only concern with that ski is that if it has the same amount of tip rocker as the 100, that would be too much for me in a 90mm ski. But as stated before Heluva really liked them and I have not skied them.
I hesitate to post reviews of skis that HH and Diana have not skied and endorsed. At least I was right on the Blossom White Outs that both HH and Diana really like. I will also say that we have the kind of mountain and conditions at my home mountain in Montana that warrant having a ski like this and days when we can ski fresh lines and or very soft conditions all day or even for a couple of days. We now have had no snow for over a week and I am skiing my Head SS Speeds all over the mountain and they are way better than these skis for the skied out harder conditions that we currently have. My point is for people to be smart and bring out a ski like this out only when it makes sense and only if you have the skillset to make it perform. And if you are working on perfecting PMTS movements, this is not the ski to be attempting that on.