I took Protests for touring and lifts to Hokkaido and did not regret it. I didn’t think about my Bibbys or DW once while I was there. I’d much rather ski a wide ski in slightly sub-optimal conditions...

Tell us more about these pajamas. Racy and purposeful, familiar and comfortable or a hybrid?

I skied OG 190 Bibbys as my inbounds pow ski for a few seasons, loved them, but ended up wanting more of the good things as well. 189 asymmetric Billygoat has delivered for me. Notably better in...

I have lots of days on 190 Bibbys and 190 DW. I’m a bit of an outlier, but I never really found the DW to do anything noticeably better than the Bibby. I’ve written on this before in this thread, but...

I like where this is going. I've been beating this particular drum with Moment since 2013.
I have since found my personal answer to the mid-winter ~110 underfoot touring ski, but am not 100% sure...

I notice this too. I must be an outlier, as I've always been significantly more fired up about my Bibbys. I wonder if this is one of those situations where the DW is more approachable for more...

I own both and appreciate the automotive reference. I don't see either of these skis as being related to road going super cars though. They're more like desert race trucks or rally cars. I may have...

I would select neither of those options for icy chutes, but that’s just me.
The one ski touring quiver is a pretty big ask. I don’t know of too many skis that excel in pow and on hard steeps....

Wildcat gets my vote. LOTS of discussion on these two skis in this thread if you are willing to do some reading.

Here’s another vote for the WC tour based on its superior performance in pow. Which is what we all hope to travel and tour for right?

I’d differentiate further and go Chipotle Banana or similar if looking for pow performance. Big cat is good, but others are better.

Don’t let my twin tail comments reduce your stoke. The DW is a very versatile and very fun ski. I never once had anything but great days on mine and loved not having to think about my skis no matter...

X2. I’ve been waiting for tour versions of something like the commander series for longer than Moment has been pressing touring skis. I remember bugging Luke about this a bunch of years ago. I really...

I’m 6’ and about your weight. I have put lots of days on non tour versions of the Bibby and DW in the 190 length. Bibby mounted alpine, DW mounted tour for a number of seasons and alpine currently. I...

I toured on 190 DWs mounted -1 (-6 from centre) for a few seasons and liked them there. Have since mounted then alpine on the line and can’t say I notice a huge difference, but I don’t ski them on...

... and there will be legions of rabbid fans. That is all.

I agree that the Bibby is looser than the DW in 3D snow (and in general), but I've never really thought it was due to the slight difference in taper between the two skis. I'm not suggesting that it's...

My 190s (mounted at -1 from recommended) are my "in-between/feeling a little mellow/playful" skis. I end up skiing them a lot and rarely wish that I had reached for something else. They are great...

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A quick bump to say that these relics from almost a decade ago got 'er done in some "interesting" conditions today. Each run included a few hundred vertical feet of 40+ cm deep pow which...