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Thread: Fischer Ranger 108
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05-06-2016, 08:27 AM #26
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05-06-2016, 12:21 PM #27
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12-05-2016, 09:21 AM #28Registered User
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I skied on the Ranger 98 last year as a touring ski and was very happy with everything about it. I skied it in a 180 with a Vipec 12 mounted on the line. I'm 6'0", 180lbs. I liked that length for touring. Question is, has anyone messed around with the mounting point? It's further forward than my other skis of similar length. Boot sole is 298mm, Scarpa Maestrale RS. Thoughts?
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12-05-2016, 08:52 PM #29
I have the 108 and am about to mount some speed turns on them and I also noticed that the recommended mounting point seems really far forward. I skied them last year at SIA and loved them thus bought them and I assume the demos were mounted at the recommended point but I'm surprised now that I look at them compared to my other skis -- then again maybe wider freerides have gotten in the habit of setting their recommended points further back as that became a trend for "powder" performance
you know there ain't no devil,
there's just God when he's drunk---- Tom Waits
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02-28-2017, 04:32 PM #30
Resurrecting an old thread...interested to hear any comments on tip dive on the Ranger series. I have Watea 96s and love them for almost any condition except really deep snow. Was lucky enough to hit Snowbird in mid/late January and had a day where we got into 24" of untracked. The tips on the Watea 96s dove something fierce. Truth be told, I'm a pretty shitty skier but I've never experienced anything like that. I'm really intrigued by the Ranger 108s and interested to hear any feedback on their performance in deep snow.
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02-28-2017, 08:46 PM #31
Tips are really wide on the 108's. I never had problems with them diving but I can also say they weren't the best powder skis I've ever used so take that into consideration. I thought, for their waist width, that they are solid performers in the powder.
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03-01-2017, 03:28 AM #32
Thanks. The tip on the Watea 96 does seem on the narrow side for a ski of that width. The reality is, most of my pow days are 12" or less but if I do get the chance to go deep, I'm looking for a ski that won't make me suck worse than I do naturally.
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03-01-2017, 07:55 AM #33I Like Snow
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It's an amazing ski but durability is a major issue. I have seen at least 6 Pairs with identical damage where the edge and sidewall separate from the core and crack the base leaving you with a long strip on the side of your ski only held on by the top sheet. It can be up to 8 inches long. It obviously comes from hitting something but there can be almost no visual clue to this impact.
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03-01-2017, 07:59 AM #34
I have the Watea 96 as my touring ski and they're great in a foot or less new snow and passable if deeper but expecting them to float in 2' of blower is a little unreasonable. I think it's a great ski but I would like to try the Ranger 98, 108 and 122.
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03-01-2017, 08:06 AM #35
Funny timing. Just dropped my review this morning:
http://blistergearreview.com/gear-re...r-ranger-98-ti
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03-01-2017, 09:04 AM #36
That review make me think it's not as good as the Watea/Ranger 96. Maybe as a touring ski.
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03-01-2017, 10:26 AM #37
I've got the "older" Ranger 106. It does really well with high-speed carving for a wide ski. Good crud/chop performance for being as light as it is. I'd say deep snow is also good - I was expecting better, but perhaps the stiffness detracts a bit. Maneuverability I'd say is just OK, but that might be partly due to the 190 length I'm on.
Durability is just OK as well - top sheet is "chipping" off in pretty big chunks on both skis. I've had to glue these hangnails back to the ski several times.
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03-01-2017, 03:34 PM #38
To be clear, I don't like surfy skis...I'm older than dirt and like being down in the snow rather than on top of it but the Watea 96s refused to porpoise up using my old school pow technique (or lack thereof). This is one of the reasons I want to try the Ranger 108. I'm looking at it as an east coast pow/touring ski that will work for the rare deep day in Utah or Wyoming.
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03-01-2017, 03:56 PM #39
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03-01-2017, 04:27 PM #40
Huh, I find that the Watea 96 "porpoises" just fine in snow deeper than a foot.
I've had nothing but the opposite experience with the Fischer skis I've owned, very durable. The top sheets on my Wateas look pretty good after some hard use. Maybe the newer 'aeroshape' Rangers are suffering from this?
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03-01-2017, 05:18 PM #41
Agree - my old Watea 94s were fine porpoising. They were really fun on Feb. 20th, 2012 at Steamboat. Then again, barrel staves would have been fun that day.
I've had nothing but the opposite experience with the Fischer skis I've owned, very durable. The top sheets on my Wateas look pretty good after some hard use.
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03-03-2018, 09:26 AM #42Registered User
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Ranger 108 mount point question
Sorry in advance for the old thread resurrection.
Can someone with a 2017 or 2018 188 Ranger 108 get a measurement of the recommended mount point from the tail? I'm curious if my first year models were marked correctly...
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03-03-2018, 12:15 PM #43Registered User
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