Review: Scott Punisher 191
I got a pair of Scott Punisher 191s to be used as a crud/hardpack ski...only used them one day this weekend but they RIP. 130-90-116...huge sidecut so they carve well, but the fat tip was big enough to blast through some of the choppy rain-induced crud at Kirkwood on Sunday. Conditions varied from fresh groomers to iced groomers to ice moguls to hardpack to crust on dust to broken crust...they handled it all without hesitation.
Absolutely nailed a rock, and there was only minor base damage. It took me a few runs to get used to them (the tip threw me a bit exiting turns initially) but once I was getting totally centered, they were some of the most fun skis I've been on. I have them mounted on center with Rossi Power 140s. It's a very light ski, although those bindings added significant weight. Still, a very agile ski.
They are softer than my P4s, yet still very stable at speed, especially on edge. I'm 5'10" 155lbs and they fit exactly where I want them to in my quiver.
I posted this as advice in the Tahoe everyday ski thread, but thought this could be of use to others as well....
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Are the 191's too big for me?
I've never skied on anything that long. I'm about 6'1 225. I would say I'm a very aggressive skier. I mostly ski at resorts in the west. But I do like to explore pretty much everything at most resorts. Very little back country.
I've been skiing on some 182 - 1080 Foils and last year I was skiing the 174 Foils
What lengths are people using and how big are you?
Are the 191's going to be too long?
Thanks