Nordica Santa Ana 92 26/27

The Nordica Santa Ana 92 is the mid-width ski in Nordica's women's all-mountain line — a 92mm all-mountain ski that carves firm groomers and still handles bumps, trees, and the softer snow off to the side. It sits between the narrower Santa Ana 87 and the wider 97, and for a lot of women it's the most versatile single ski in the range. It comes in six lengths from 150 to 179 cm, with a 15–17.5 m turn radius.

Nordica builds it with the construction it calls Energy Ti W: a poplar and beech wood core, one sheet of Terrain-Specific Titanal, and an elastomer Pulse Core underfoot. That single sheet of metal — where the men's Enforcer runs two — gives the Santa Ana 92 genuine damping and edge grip on hardpack while keeping it lighter and easier to ski all day, at roughly 1,750–1,840 g per ski. The 2024/25 redesign, carried into 26/27, added tail rocker and an unlocked tail that make it quicker to pivot and release in bumps and trees.

On snow it's a stable, planted carver that holds a strong edge and stays composed through chopped-up snow, without demanding an expert to drive it. It's built for intermediate to advanced women who ski mostly on-trail but want one ski for the whole mountain. At 92mm it floats fine in a few inches for its width, but it's a groomer-and-hardpack ski that visits powder, not a dedicated powder ski.

For our full expert take — how the single-sheet metal changes the ride, honest pros and cons, and how it compares to the Santa Ana 87 and 97 — see the review below. This is a flat ski, so it needs bindings; we mount and can recommend the right pair for how you ski.