Note: Atomic recently announced brand new, revolutionary technology which will be available also in season 08/09, although it was not published in official product catalogue. More about Doubledeck system can be read in a separate article.

The same as last year, there are not many technological novelties. Good things don't change, so, this year also, Atomic uses their well-tried ski technology.

The race models' profile remains to be based on two parallel channels along the ski, this resulting in their beta letter shaped cross-section, which is why the technology is popularly known as the Beta Technology. This profile comes in more variants (picture on the right): Double Torsion Bar, incorporated into the toughest models, and positioned parallel with the ski's edges, which results in high torsion stiffness and stability in the tips (models GS12, SX12, SX11, SL12); Dual Torsion Bar, passing through one channel that forks into two zones just before the tip, which results in a shape resembling the letter Y (models GS11, GS10, SL11, SL10); Mono torsion bar, the weakest Torsion Bar variant consisting of only one channel and incorporated into the weakest race model, SX10.

The Power Bridge Technology was used by Atomic in the last three years. This season, a form of this technology, Integral Bridge, comes in a couple of variants, ranging from soft carbon to hard carbon with titanium supplements. The task of this technology remains the same. The Bridge is a plate that covers the binding. It is not fixed along the ski and it is flexible, so the ski boot and binding assembly don't affect the ski's performance. Models GS 12, SX 12 are equipped with the Power Bridge, GS11 and SL 11 have carbon Integral Bridge with titanium strengthening, and models GS 10 and SL 10 have plain Carbon Integral Bridge. The only exception in the race range are SX 11 and SX 10 models, equipped with the plates for the Neox and the 4tix bindings.

The technological novelty incorporated into the Drive models this season is called U-Turn (picture on the left). Its task is to eliminate unwanted vibrations that can compromise ski stability. To put it simply, an elastic insert placed at the critical spot, that is, in front of the binding, absorbs vibrations and sends them back onto the edges via U-shaped transmitter. It provides for a calmer ski and better gripping edges. The insert is made out of various materials, this reflecting in the nomenclature of the respective models: Drive 11 Carbon, Drive 9 Titan, Drive 7 Scandium, and Drive 5 Fibre.


The well known Aerospeed and Aerospeed2 technology remains to be incorporated into Atomic skis. The ski's structure reflects the structure of a golf ball, with excellent results concerning not only the resistance of the ski's outer surface to 'cuts and bruises', but also its aerodynamics. This kind of surface structure eliminates the turbulence occurring at higher speeds, thus contributing to the ski's stability.

The Nomad models continue to be employed with TFC sectors. Torsion and Flex Control sectors are triangle-shaped and holed, and constructed out of high-tech materials. Their task is to retain the soft flex of the ski during longitudinal flexing. Nano reinforcement along the ski provides for its torsion rigidity. Depending on the model, respective Nomad skis have up to 10 TFC sectors. The toughest three of this season's Nomad models have titanium strengthening. Considering the fact that the Nomad skis are very wide, which sometimes results in their somewhat poorer performance on firm and icy snow, titanium strengthening is to provide nearly effortless turn initiation and amazing response without skidding.

The novelty this season are the Woman Flex zones, incorporated only into the Cloud models. They come in two variants: WFZ 4+2 (four zones positioned in front of the binding, and two behind it) and WFZ 3+1 (three zones positioned in front of the binding and one behind it). This feature is to make the skis more maneuverable, thus providing for their better performance. Yet another novelty implemented into the ladies' range is called Heel Lift, providing for the ski's better adaption to the women's morphology, since women skiers have different center of gravity than men. The lifted heel is to ease the burden on your spine and back, making skiing thus more enjoyable and efficient, and less tiring.  

The Freeride Daddy range is this season implemented with an interesting novelty: while the ski's tail and its middle part are touching the snow, its front part arches upward. Similar as with water skis, it is easier to ski deep snow while the front part of the ski arches upwards, and the negative preloaded Reversed Camber is there to do the job. Those into rotations and park riding also have a reason to be happy; the freestyle models are incorporated with the technology used for ski jumps skis. The ski core is designed using a material similar to honeycomb, which lessens the weight of the tip and the tale, and shifts the center of gravity on the wooden core in the middle of the ski. It should make the rotations even easier. Both freeride and freestyle models have specially designed strengthening on the sides so as to prevent characteristic damage, caused by hitting against the rocks beneath the deep snow, or against hard snowpark elements, such as rails. 

Atomic continues to use their standard bindings; the Neox for tougher models and 4tix for middle ranged and weaker models. The XTO bindings are used with wider models, so they can go with the Nomad or the Daddy, while the FFG ('Float, Fly & Grind') allow safer landings, and are used with freestyle models.