Originally Posted by
Skeeze
Has anyone skied both the Deathwish and Blank?
I have 187cm Billy Goats (and have loved the 184s in the past) as my deep day pow skis, but they’re not so exciting on a day with <6 inches of snow or say the day after a storm where I’ll be skiing some steep bumps but then also hiking for an untracked lap at some point during the day.
Then for firm days, I have 186 Enforcer 104s that I also love—find them plenty stable for 95% of my skiing while also being pretty maneuverable and easy to slide the tails around in moguls. However, if I came across a good powder stash, I’d wish I was on a different ski.
What I’m looking for is something that can come close to the Enforcer 104s on firm snow, in terms of decent edgehold, easily able to release the tails, and not too jarring if I hit firm snow, but can also do a solid job if I find powder, or more specifically, at handling either wind or sun-affected powder that’s common in the day(s) after a storm in Tahoe.
Tried 188 Rustler 11s in this role for this year and found the tails too grabby for me on firm snow, plus found the ski to feel a bit too sluggish in weird steep moguls.
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