Today I fell in love with the Brockers
I had the pleasure of skiing on the 186 Brockers today, Memorial Day, at Mammoth. I started with them in what they were primarily designed for - powder. (Mammoth had at least a foot of powder in most places on the upper mountain. Some areas may have been closer to two feet. There were also a few slides which allowed for the choices of cleared-off or avy debris.
The snow also changed throughout the day as the sun came out at times.)
Skiing the Brockers in pow produced multiple snowgasms.
I felt comfortable doing any turn shape I desired.
Also for me, I didn't really feel like I needed to adjust my technique with these skis (others have said they felt different, but I felt right at home on the Brockers.)
I also skied on my 179s as well as the 192 Brohemoths today.
I started the day on the 179s and when I switched to the 186 Brockers it didn't feel like I was on a longer ski.
Later in the day I tried the 192 Brohemoths for a couple of runs. They were a lot of ski for me (If you are bigger, stronger, have better technique, love to haul ass, and/or are considering entering comps, you might want to get on the 192s.) (BTW - I'm 5'10" 180 lbs.)
Then I got back on the Brockers. Bliss.
They felt great in a variety of conditions - mank, soft bumps, gaper-scraped groomers, corn, tracked out pow, and a few untracked turns in secret stashes. These could actually be used as an everyday ski out west. (East coast skiers might want to look at the 195 Super Bros.)
Feel free to ask me any specific questions about the Brockers.
I know what my next pair of skis will be.