IMO you should be able to stick your skis into the snow without worrying about them falling apart. I am a believer in the full width wood core as well, I put a coreshot to the ski right on the edge...

So I've been loving my og rens since I bought them new in 10/11. The best hard charging ski for soft snow I've ever been on (though I do think anybody who loves them for harder snow is drinking a...

Wish my income was higher. Considering heavily thinning my quiver/cooking meth.

Really like the stiffness of the 186. I could maybe see a slightly softer tip in the 196 being nice, but if you do indeed soften up the 186 at all I'm glad I got the first batch.
As far as more...

Got some more time on mine and they continue to impress me. As others have mentioned, by far the most stable 186 I've ever been on. There's a good chance I'll be thinning my quiver soon because it's...

I agree, I think the 196 will be perfect. Until then though, I love my 186's.

Mounted mine at 87 with 916s on sollyfits, 5'11 165lbs. Took them out today for a foot of fresh snow over the top of a hard/icey layer.
At high speeds these are super stable and encouraging. High...

Haha, yea I'm not gonna venture there either. I get what you're saying though, I could see bsl having an effect on leverage/driving the ski.

3-5 inches in the forecast for sunday....praying my...

Been drooling over mine for about a week now, waiting for my sollyfits to come in so I can mount them. Whyturn, i believe i actually grabbed the pair you returned earlier in the month...thanks!
I'm...