Ok, 19-20 update. Sorry about the blurry pics - crappy phone and dark basement....
I'm the very definition of a skier of average skill and slightly above average physique. 190cm/84kg. Ski with shin pressure.
New for the year is Enforcer 88, BMT109 and C&Ds
Out since last year is a pair of Atomic GS skis (didn't need), Enforcer 93 (wanted something even better), GPO-1 (didn't like) and Pontoons (didn't need)
Boots are Cochise 130 with Surefoot liners, and 1 gen Solly Mtn Labs with Intuition power-something from Sole
Enforcer 88 - 186 - Pivot 14@line
Skied the 93s quite a bit for the last two years @-1cm. Really liked them for groomers, chalk, moguls, but didn't really do it for in anything remotely soft. So I traded them for a pair of new 88 for even mo betta grip. Only one day on them so far. Significantly stiffer than the 93s, but still pretty easy to ski. Demands a bit more technique to bend into a proper carve. Mounted at the line since they are "longer", stiffer and I thought Nordica had moved the line back. Mistake. For me they feel a bit too forward/ short for their length. Will probably remount a cm or so back, once I get a few days on them.
Superbros - 195 - FKS155@-1,5
The black stallion, destroyer of worlds and roughed up groomers. Take these out a couple of times each year. Less intimidating than specs and their appearance make you think. Need proper turn initiation, and at my weight they prefer turns at their own radius. But breaking them into a speed check is less effort than one might imagine. Took them into skied out trees once. Barely survived. Note bindings relative to 10cm shorter Enforcers
BMT94 - 186 - ATK RT2.0@line
Second pair. One of my favourite skis of all time. Should probably buy a back-up pair, but my old ones had 40 days when I got rid of them, and they showed no signs of slowing down. Easy to ski, but that's also because they're pretty stable. Handles crusts and funk pretty well.
Wrenegade 102 - 186 - Pivot 14@line
Have had these for years. Lots of days on them. Didn't really love them to begin with, but I've come to love all their shortcomings. They are a proper jack-of-all etc. Not great on hardpack for their width. Better in the soft than you'd expect. If I had to cut down to 3 or 4 pairs they would probably stay. In all but the worst, funkiest or deepest conditions they just work.
Wrenegade 108 - 189 - CAST@line
1. gen, with softer fiberglass. Still a substantial ski, but far easier to ski than the 191 OG Wrens I had 10 years ago. Better than those in all conditions, but propper crud. They can have a tendency to get knocked around a bit more than I would have thought. Probably pilot error. Obviously far better in the open than in tight terrain. Do not approve of icy moguls.
BMT109 - 186 - ATK FR14@line
One day on them. The absolutely worst, icy, sastrugi, shit-fuck conditions I've ever toured on. And for a light, 109 waisted, fully rockered ski they were 100% predictable and ok. If they ski soft and crusts as well, relative to how they handled shit conditions, the Toggas might be redundant.
EHP - 186/193 - Pivot 14@-1,5/line
Had 186 for years back in the days. One of my favourite skis, but I felt the line were a bit forward and they were mounted with Dukes.....
Last year I picked up both pairs at a yard sale. Mounted the 186s -1,5 and they now make sense for me. One of the best slush skis ever. A legend that should be remade @190cm.
The 193 had holes at the line for my BSL so I mounted them there. Holly crap, it's a shit ton of tail one those skis. Will absolutely remount @-1,5 or -2. Still though, very manageable for their overall size. Probably all sorts of fun inbounds on a shallow pow day, and preferably above treeline.
Volkl One - 186 - Pivot 18@line
Picked up these two years ago to use their bindings for something else. Skied them for one day to see what they were all about. Fell in love. Been skiing them a lot more than expected. Pivoty, poppy, floaty - just plain fun. But narrow enough to still work in cut up resort conditions. The softest metal ski ever? Ski short, would love these in a 190. Damn, if Volkl managed to make a BMT-ish version of these I'd be set for pow touring ski the rest of my life.
BG (res) - 186 - CAST@line
Absolutely in my top 3 all-time list. There is enough info about these elsewhere in here for those who don't know what this ski is about.
BG tour (res) - 191 - FKS140@line
Fantastic ski. Even easier to ski than the stock BG. Too long for touring, but a great inbounds ski for cold snow. Stock for wetter or heavily cut up,
Maybe even better than the stock in funky crusts etc. Less allround though.
SGN Togga - 186 - ATK FR12@-1,5
Only been on them a couple of time. Extremely quick and fun in good snow. Good length for touring, but feels like snowblades downhill. Not as much float in flatter terrain as the profile suggests. Mount is pretty forward, maybe remount @-2,5. If the BMT109s are as good as I expect, then they might have to go. But still, they are pretty spectacular for noodling around dense trees.
C&D - 191 - Pivot 18@line
One day so far. Like most ON3Ps they feel pretty dialed, Great in untouched pow. Quick and confidence inspiring. Probably good in cold snow, even when cut up. Felt like they got thrown around quite a bit in cut up wetter snow the day I skied them. Easier going, better pow ski than the OG 191 C&Ds, but perhaps a bit less versatile.
At this point the quiver feels pretty dialed, although bloated at 115-120. Could be fun to add a slim, playful ski. Woodsman 96? And I'm not certain about the Toggas.
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