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[Westcoaster]

Right on. Trying to be as objective as possible, so been racking my brain as to what the Cochise does better. I'd say the straighter sidecut of the Cochise means you can be a little lazier on em when going straight (but if the boot is pressured, the B97 does this well too), and the slightly more turned up tail means they release a little better in that 3D funk I was talking about. Best I can do! YMMV and enjoy the last days of Spring!

I find the 185 Cochise to be a much easier ski than the 183 b97, fwiw. B97 charges, Cochise is looser. Blister reviews are decently accurate.

[Gweilo]

That’s interesting thank you !! As we get older we seem to get looser too so I might have to think about that too [emoji51]

Guess that might be a different story on the 192 ?


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[Bandit Man]

Located in SLC. Somebody snag these.

[roQer]

My B97 189 waiting at the start line of „Weisser Rausch“ (White Rush) in St. Anton.yesterday Those things haul ass. So stable, damp and confidence inspiring at high speeds.

[cat in january]

Located in SLC. Somebody snag these.

Appreciate the heads up, I did snag those

[Fred Pabst]

Appreciate the heads up, I did snag those

Nice score on some amazing planks!

[PNW Lifer]

I'm a long time reader but first time poster, excited to join the Mag community.

I am trying to decide on a low-tide ski to pair with my OG 196 Bodacious while spring pricing is available. My only other skis for reference are Morrison Pro models (blue ones) from the late 90's. I love the ability of the Bodacious to carve through anything in front of it as long as I'm balanced, however I would love my second ski to be quicker edge to edge through giant moguls. Basically I am hoping to find a mini Bodacious. I don't do any touring now so these would be solely for inbounds laps primarily at Alpental. One other consideration is my daughter is starting lessons next winter so ideally something that doesn't always need to go mach 10.

My top contenders right now are Marshal's R99, Bonefides/Brahmas, Rustler 9, or Volkl M6/M102 for the days when Alpental is refrozen mank. What would you all do if you were in my boots? Are there other good options I'm not considering? Should I target something narrower than 100?

Thanks all, love the community here. Hope to meet up with some of you all next winter

[phatty]

I'm a long time reader but first time poster, excited to join the Mag community.

I am trying to decide on a low-tide ski to pair with my OG 196 Bodacious while spring pricing is available. My only other skis for reference are Morrison Pro models (blue ones) from the late 90's. I love the ability of the Bodacious to carve through anything in front of it as long as I'm balanced, however I would love my second ski to be quicker edge to edge through giant moguls. Basically I am hoping to find a mini Bodacious. I don't do any touring now so these would be solely for inbounds laps primarily at Alpental. One other consideration is my daughter is starting lessons next winter so ideally something that doesn't always need to go mach 10.

My top contenders right now are Marshal's R99, Bonefides/Brahmas, Rustler 9, or Volkl M6/M102 for the days when Alpental is refrozen mank. What would you all do if you were in my boots? Are there other good options I'm not considering? Should I target something narrower than 100?

Thanks all, love the community here. Hope to meet up with some of you all next winter

My daily ski at Alpental (always glad to see more Alpy mags start posting) is MFree 108 and it handles the huge Chair 2 moguls just fine. I also have an older 187 Bonafide that I've tried to get rid of, but keep coming back to. I think it works well with our tighter terrain and I don't think it's as burly as it sounds like the new B97 is. The M102 is also a Mag favorite around here, too.

[PNW-skier78]

I'm a long time reader but first time poster, excited to join the Mag community.

I am trying to decide on a low-tide ski to pair with my OG 196 Bodacious while spring pricing is available. My only other skis for reference are Morrison Pro models (blue ones) from the late 90's. I love the ability of the Bodacious to carve through anything in front of it as long as I'm balanced, however I would love my second ski to be quicker edge to edge through giant moguls. Basically I am hoping to find a mini Bodacious. I don't do any touring now so these would be solely for inbounds laps primarily at Alpental. One other consideration is my daughter is starting lessons next winter so ideally something that doesn't always need to go mach 10.

My top contenders right now are Marshal's R99, Bonefides/Brahmas, Rustler 9, or Volkl M6/M102 for the days when Alpental is refrozen mank. What would you all do if you were in my boots? Are there other good options I'm not considering? Should I target something narrower than 100?

Thanks all, love the community here. Hope to meet up with some of you all next winter

I would recommend checking out the M102. I have a 186 bodacious and I love my 184 M102.


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Rustler9


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[PNW Lifer]

Thanks all for helping me decide! I ended up pulling the trigger on the R99's since I've had the tab open for the past 2 months and love the thinking behind the skis.

I'm certain the M102, MF108, R9, and the B97 would be great options too! My thought process was if the R99 isn't what I'm looking for it will be easier and quicker to catch and release the R99 here to pivot to one of these other options than it would be to go the other direction. Hope to do some laps with you all up at Alpental/Crystal next winter!

[Bandit Man]

Somebody out there needs a taste of the OG Cochise…

[Lindahl]

Somebody out there needs a taste of the OG Cochise…

What is that .. a ski for ants?

[Gweilo]

Hi there

There’s a great deal on some 185 Cochise 106 online (278€ instead of 700€). Worth getting or I should really get the 192 ? I am looking for a variable conditions ski to complement Brahmas 187 and R11 in 192 for deeper days. Really disliked the R10 when it came out but I suspect this one might be a damper version, keeping things a bit livelier in 185.

I am 188cm and 90kgs on the agressive side.

Thank you !


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[gregorys]

Having skied the 192's myself (and liking them, but kinda "meh" when comparing them to the OG's and Carbon versions) I think it depends on how comfortable you are on 192's.

They feel somewhat less "strong" than the 192 Carbons, and less damp and loose than the OG. But they don't feel particularly long, or cumbersome to me.
But I don't ski them in bump lines either. (I do my best to avoid big rock-hard bumps, pretty much anytime.)

Most of my skiing on them has been on open bowls with pretty serious room to let them run. They do ok in trees too - though I tend to keep speed down, not wanting to die in a tree impact. (There's been a few of those the last number of years at my local hill.)

So, if you're comfortable on 192's and want more stability generally, and given your size, I'd go 192's.
If you don't find yourself craving the extra stability, go shorter.

For me, having the longer ski just gives me an extra "gear" where I can push that much further out on the limb before falling off - which is just super fun. You know; faster, more reckless, more stupid. All so I can crash harder when the inevitable happens.

I'd probably go for the cheap 185's. You can always sell them without losing much, IMO.

[Blaster]

Has anyone had time on or come across an actual review of the new 0G 94 Approach skis?

I mostly like my 0G 95s but often find myself wishing for something that was a little better in variable mank/mush and a tad more forgiving when I invariably come in too hot to some questionable snow. The slightly softer flex and incrementally wider dimensions of the Approach seem like this could fit what I'm looking for but I'm curious to hear from someone who as actually skied it.

Thanks,

[gregL]

Has anyone had time on or come across an actual review of the new 0G 94 Approach skis?

I mostly like my 0G 95s but often find myself wishing for something that was a little better in variable mank/mush and a tad more forgiving when I invariably come in too hot to some questionable snow. The slightly softer flex and incrementally wider dimensions of the Approach seem like this could fit what I'm looking for but I'm curious to hear from someone who as actually skied it.

Thanks,

Where did you see these? There are two colorways for the Zero G 95 and a new Zero G 80 LT which is supposed to be softer and more forgiving, haven't heard of a 94mm wide Blizzard touring ski. Maybe a Blizzard topsheet on an Enforcer Unlimited 94?

[Blaster]

https://www.blizzard-tecnica.com/us/...g-094-approach

https://www.snowcountry.eu/blizzard-...proach-94.html

[gregL]

https://www.blizzard-tecnica.com/us/...g-094-approach

https://www.snowcountry.eu/blizzard-...proach-94.html

No idea what it skis like. It wasn't at the tests last spring and it's not in the US 2023 catalog I have. The regular ZG 95 is great, sort of half way between the original "stubborn" version and the 2nd gen watered-down version.

[wasatchback]

94 Approach isn’t available in NA

[SnakeMagnet]

Sounds like you found another early production. Blister also noted Blizzard informed them that the pre-release-demo-fleet batch for all the hustles were coming out heavier for whatever reason.

[Bandit Man]

Throwback graphic Bonafide 97’s for $399 at Evo right now: https://www.evo.com/outlet/skis/blizzard-bonafide-shop

I don’t need a pair, but I kinda want some 183’s. [emoji6]

[bry]

Do it man no regrets

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[Bandit Man]

Do it man no regrets

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Haha…I forgot you had these. Bry, you’re becoming my unintentional“ski whisperer”.

Trigger pulled on the 183 mere mortal length.


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[gregL]

Throwback graphic Bonafide 97’s for $399 at Evo right now: https://www.evo.com/outlet/skis/blizzard-bonafide-shop

I don’t need a pair, but I kinda want some 183’s. [emoji6]

Wow, couldn't resist . . .