Recommend me a mid-fat ski for groomers...

[FLS]

Impossible to know if you are going to like or not like a ski with out a demo, that being said...

I've been trying to beat the stuffings out of an "older" pair E88's (pre honeycomb tip) for a few seasons now and they just keep replying "That's all you got?"

Pretty sure you could pick up a newly used for a song.

I would consider the 88's, 98's and even the 100.

Good luck.

[summit]

87-94 with a little tip rocker and metal... that is what you call fun everyday skis... and it was the Volkl Mantra a few years back before they made it flat/reverse camber.

Now?

Check out the Liberty Variant 87 or 97 depending on your edge vs float priorities. Bamboo/Poplar with titanal, carbon stringer, and quadraxial braid, normal camber with a modest tip rocker and a traditional flared square tail... stiff, damp, with energy!

[mfa81]

you don't want a ~100 groomer ski, not great for hard snow and won't cover much since the qlab is just 106 underfoot I believe.

this ski in my quiver is the praxis snd and it's great!

[LightRanger]

Thirded on the Head Monster. Just make sure you have the mount point right.

I found this pugski thread useful:
http://forum.pugski.com/threads/nord...nster-98.1245/

[HHTELE]

Love my E100 on hard snow. By "hard snow", I mean New England hardpack.
Like it on other snow.

[Mustonen]

I appreciate all the responses!

you don't want a ~100 groomer ski, not great for hard snow and won't cover much since the qlab is just 106 underfoot I believe.

this ski in my quiver is the praxis snd and it's great!

Qlab is 109, but I do see what you're saying. The last couple hard snow days, I was able to find smiles with them on the groomers, and thought "if these were just a cm or so narrower with a bit more edge grip...."

But it's been a long time since I've seriously considered a sub-105 ski, so I didn't really know where to start. Hence, thread. I'll investigate those Praxis, too.... thanks!