^ this. BG is better at everything except carving. On a S7 it can actually be fun, whereas on a BG it's just getting by (not difficult at all to turn in groomers, but it is limited to underfoot/tail...

Got on some 189 wren 102ti's this last weekend at mammoth. Snagged a pair of the limited edition final run purely out of FOMO. I needed these skis like I needed a hole in the head, but didn't want to...

You still in mammoth?

At some point i have read this entire thread, but i forget and it's a recockulously long thread, so can anyone compare wren 98 and 108?

Tahoej, n1ck, powtrin, iggy?

He measured along the base, i.e. Material length. But otherwise this is correct. Hope you enjoy em!

I know how to run diamonds after a file on side bevels, honing and polishing stones in a base bevel after a side bevel and how to use a gummi. And i did all of the above. As i do on all skis i tune...

Fair enough, but i having gone from 1-1.5 base bevel in at least 6-8 different skis over the years, i know i just prefer 1.5 (even 2 sometimes). And i have NEVER had an increase in base bevel make a...

I got a second full day in at mammoth on my 186 kartel 108's. First day was full spring thaw/refreeze cycle, but some cloud cover kept the mountain from really softening much. Today the sun was goin...

Having a similar experience on the k108. I sharpened them underfoot more than factory, but detuned tips and tales as per factory tune. Mounted on the line. I love the on snow feel and the...

Update on this year's 189 BG's after another powder day on them at mammoth. Snow was skiing boot top to knee deep on different parts of the mountain. Definite breakable crust on many aspects of the...

Can someone compare the kartel 98 vs 108 in terms of flex, camber/rocker, turn shape, poppy/playfulness vs stability, firm variable and grabby (but not too deep) soft snow?

Anyone been on a 184...

It wasn't bad. They have one lift that has a lot of great airs and small cliffs that i wanted to session, and that one area was regular resort conditions

Update on 16/17 189 BG's... got these out at powder mountain after 2 consecutive days of ~4" new, medium density snowfall. Skied a lot of untracked and soft to medium setup chop with just a hint of...

Back to 16-17 ski stoke, i rode my current model year 189 BG's for the first time today at snowbird in pretty terrible conditions (i was too excited to wait). It hasn't really snowed for a week or...