Blizzard Bodacious 196 Review

[gregorys]

Never saw your answer. Were you on the line on the 186s?

Sorry - I guess I never saw this. Probably not a lot of help 21 months later...

Yeah, I was always pretty happy with the 186's on the line - though I never tried them forward either. The 196's are such beasts, that I think for me at my size/weight, the bit forward helps keep them more manageable.

[Percy Rideout]

I've played with it a bit, A/B'ing back-to-back.
I've got demo's on mine and all the way forward, at +1.5, is still good. I expect I could go further if I wanted and be totally happy. [Can't try more because my tiny feet only allow me to get to +1.5!]

+1 seems very safe.
+2 doesn't seem unreasonable at all, given most of what I've read here - though I can't recall where.

Appreciate the thoughtful and prompt reply. Excited to get these mounted up based on the reviews in the thread.

[sf]

Sorry - I guess I never saw this. Probably not a lot of help 21 months later...

Yeah, I was always pretty happy with the 186's on the line - though I never tried them forward either. The 196's are such beasts, that I think for me at my size/weight, the bit forward helps keep them more manageable.

No worries. Went on the line, and perfectly happy.

[Percy Rideout]

Update:Mounted some 196's at +1 thanks to a minty pair provided by Marshal. Some shipping damage to the tails, but otherwise all good.I haven't skied this at any other mount point, but +1 felt right from my 2 days on snow with em.Pulled them out for a 6" day here in the Colorado rockies and all i gotta say is WOW.The skis are damp, but have good pop. These things destroy anything in their path. Not for the weak. My legs creak at the office today after trying to manhandle them this weekend.They ski short and pivot well in fresh snow, but really prove their worth (and ski more true to their actual length) in resort chop. Thanks to the mag collective for talking this ski up. It lives up to the hype.Skis have a factory tune on em which is a bit hooky on the hardpack, but ill get that sorted out soon.

[banzai]

Got some backups drilled at the line for 316. Gotta go + or - 0,5 to reuse the toe or heel holes. My current pair is on the line for 306 and wouldn’t change a thing. Both are 186s. Or plug the holes with wooden dowels, drill for 306 and die.



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