A good yikes - honest and thorough reviews explaining both the highs and lows of a given product is sadly not always the norm.

The yikes was more specifically aimed at the conclusion, which is not...

yikes!

I posted this post from NS in this thread a few years ago, but will repost it as it is relevant for the last few posts and as it is a wealth of knowledge:



I've skied woods108tours, wood110s...

https://youtu.be/bJcYvtMf6cQ



yeah - they do not seem like much of a combo of the two - more like echofying qst 118s.

I know that Salomon reps point out how different the qst x is to the...

Realistically - re-drilling them should not affect the price dramatically. The the two mounts (with a potential third heel remount) should cover most bsls, provided you plan to sell the skis with the...

I moved the mount forward +1.5 due to the 192 feeling tip heavy for me at 175cm/292 bsl. That made them a lot better for me. They were still freaking long missiles though and a bit unwieldy for me at...

ooo, color me interested. Makes me second guess my decision to not order the BG118tour pair that was up for grabs in factory finds. The new version sounds really good.

well, a wider ski would usually make the extra support / power transfer more beneficial - but as you say, chances are that you won't notice too big a difference if you will only ski them in...

quality choice right there - tripple mustache man bases ftw!

They were last year's 187s no?

hah - those were great. Def something different, so nice.
https://shop.on3pskis.com/cdn/shop/files/FF-111_b593d208-638a-412d-b41f-c20ff4359acd.jpg

The depicted K118s were made into shot skis yesterday and no they did not have a bi-phase poplar and bamboo core re:
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The core...

yeah - this has always been my take on that ski too, though I have not skied them - I moved my pair on before skiing them.

They kinda seem like the answer to the question "what happens if you take...

140gr difference is unacceptable imho - kinda dissapointing, that should have been caught in QA.

I mounted my pair of BO98s at rec. I´ve been debating moving them back 1.5 (Cast brake mount), but...

My main criticism for BO98s, SF110s and BO118s is that they make it really hard to justify buying other skis.

I really like how BO98s make it so effortless to choose your turnstyle, while having...

SF110s are basically a narrower BO118 with airtips. They are great, and ski shallower fresh a lot like BO118s ski deeper snow - if more nimbly and a tad less steamrolly.

BO98s are pretty...

while i've never skied the 121 just the 116, there is nothing about the 121's shape, construction or dimensions that indicates that they are anything but a soft snow weapon. And leaning untracked...

The main difference should be in the tips - less carbon = less stiff so arguably less precision when initiating a turn through the shovel, but more torsional compliance can actually make them track...

why not just get the current gen? They are still very good skis.

I can't quite remember what Blister wrote, but I quite liked them - a lot more so than the current Atris.

I did find their...

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the C&D has arriveth and deliverth!

BGT=touring layup, so touring specific core and thinner edges and bases ("just" industry standard for most resort skis, not ON3P's "oversized" ones)
Steeple= standard construction with a core that...

for the abuse they are seeing they kinda are though. People are running them as their only boots, which seems a bit excessive to me - they are touring boots, not one boot quivers imho :)

That...

well... In a not so surprising turn of events:

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They have ATK R12s with Freeride Spacers mounted at +1.

I only skied em for three runs in very variable spring snow (everything from soft...

I actually don't plan to ski them, they will be a catch and release as the plan has changed since I ordered them. The plan was to run them with tech binders for a charging if still very playful big...

I just took delivery of a pair of 186 R11s. They weigh within a couple of grams of each other - at roughly 2100gr a ski. Incredibly impressive QA.

you mean in the exact conditions they have been designed to be used? They will be just what the doctor would have ordered to cure you of your narrow ski malaise :)

To post this again:
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Their specs = bc weapon.

My main takeaway after trying them was that ATK RentMes sucks. And yeah, their pricing is still bonkers.

Def. Jake Stevens - aka Rossi's alpine category manager - has also stated that they have some additional graphics saved up made by the same folks who made the current swamp/salomon and BO98 graphics....

well fekk me, I want so gogogoguen skis
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The max paml and mandin versions are ok too, if more on par with the standard version imho
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Have you considered getting Deathwish 104s? I suspect they will be more the kind of ski you are looking for than R9s (some takes - including mine - can be found in the Blizzard thread) and should...

thanks for posting this! Not a lot of info out there on this ski. They are on sale locally so the temptation to try a pair was real, but not with a mount point at -14. Probably missiles though


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Holy crap - that photo made me want to order me some skis!

Wood108tour, BG118 186?, WD108, BG118 191? Varied choices of binders too ;)

I skied my BO98s and SF110s yesterday and today, and man - I really get on well with both of them. Both are great - especially the SF110.

I just do not understand why the good folks over at Rossi...

I've skied them both at rec and +1. They are a bit more turny at +1, but the skis are not drastically different from what I can recall. I prefer them at rec, and would prob opt to go back if I had to...

Nice! The 182s were not for me - would've been fun to try the 187s though.



cross-post from the quiver thread - my current crop of ON3Ps. All three are sensational skis imho - especially the BG...

Aka the power of FOMO ;)

To be fair, it is just two sets of Freetour Conversion kits and a bunch of second ski kits. So in essence, a main kit and a spare in case anything happens to it.

yeah, given that you are partial to the underfoot width.

That being said, the slightly softer shovels and stiffer tails do make the shape shine. I also find that the asym shape/tails works really...

This is where my resort quiver has ended up. The idea is to have as few main skis as "possible", though the pow part of the quiver is a bit bloated. Oh well - skiing pow is fun and one only lives...

MF99s are fun, but they are 181.5cm as mentioned above - not 185. They will not ski longer than 180 Revolt 180s - they might even ski shorter due to their deep rocker lines. I would check out 190...

man, those hunters are awesome. Would buy

while I did not think that I would ever get these, this thread and a local sale made me opt for them over Backland XTDs - and I am glad that I did.

Quattro XTs are simply put the best heavy...

For science!


https://youtu.be/I0phf6UGVKM

Skiing my a few of my BMTs yesterday and then taking a tour on my 109s effectively ended my SF110+tech bindings experiment.

BMTs ski so freaking well that I do not really see any point in hauling...

fair point - if one wants more float from the back of the ski jeffeys could def be the ticket. The descriptions of the issues do not drag me in that direction though.

The tune question was more...

not to open this can of worms again, but have you detuned the edges sufficiently, especially aft of the contact points?

Asyms can rally for sure, yet they should also be more than willing to...

yeah, I do not mean to bad mouth the Anima as I am sure that I would like them mounted with pivots at rec or at +1, yet - I just freaking love BO118s. The Koala118 is a great shape that is kinda made...

184 SF110s in spring snow feel very akin to 186 BO118s in deep midwinter snow - which is great news (both mounted at -2 from rec).

It kinda seems like their bases need to be waxed a bit more...

oh man - these look pretty damned sensational Iggy!
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BG118tours now in stock - get em while you can

nice!

SF110s are the real deal though - such good skis. It will be very interesting to see how Dynastar's take on the same ski will fare.

sounds like an awesome his and hers, differentiating with the binders. Birdies look a lot sharper imho.

that being said - I am not sure I would recommend the Anima though. There are other skis in...

and during