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Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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01-22-2022, 12:59 PM #1976
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01-22-2022, 02:15 PM #1978
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01-22-2022, 02:25 PM #1979Registered User
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What's Blizzard up to?
A 192 R10.5, possibly a full sheet of metal in it over the cutdown piece the R10 currently has, yummy.
A Blizzard version of the 194 Candide 3.0.
Just saw next years R9 is green. I will be getting a back up pair or two, or maybe selling my current red pair and getting 2 green pairs.
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01-22-2022, 02:30 PM #1980
What's Blizzard up to?
I know it’s not a Blizzard, but I wonder if the Unleashed 108 comes close to the elusive R10.5?
In constant pursuit of the perfect slarve...
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01-22-2022, 02:35 PM #1981
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01-22-2022, 02:35 PM #1982
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01-22-2022, 02:37 PM #1983
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01-22-2022, 04:48 PM #1984
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01-22-2022, 05:53 PM #1985Registered User
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man, 2023 Blizzards actually look pretty good. Like, improving over a color wasn't seemingly impossible, but mission accomplished. Looking good.
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01-22-2022, 08:13 PM #1986Registered User
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Anyone skied the current gen Bonafide and can please provide sizing advice? 6'2/210, technically proficient, aggressive skier at WB. Like a precise, stable, traditionally mounted ski with some camber and if I can get this in a slightly shorter package that is ideal. Current DD is 22 188 CMD 108, and deep snow ski is the 20 188 CMD 118 (love them both dearly in their roles). Bones will only ski firm snow, and will see groomers, bowls, steeps, couloirs, etc (ie. everything WB has to offer save trees). Want the 183 to be the ski to keep swing weight to a minimum, but if top end is in doubt will bump up to 189. Thank you in advance for any advice.
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01-22-2022, 10:06 PM #1987Registered User
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189cm
Do you have pics of those gunsmokes?
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01-23-2022, 12:02 AM #1988
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01-23-2022, 05:42 AM #1989
I wouldn’t buy the 189 even at your size. I ski a 183-190 typically on any ski, skied the 183 bonafide and I felt like those were too long for me even. They just always want to stay engaged and they demand the pilot to always be on it. I would of sized down if I bought them, or chanced it and bought the 183 and then have to figure out how to knock the bevels down to change the ski.
I would buy the 183 at your size. There are a bunch of other guys that discussed these earlier in this thread. GregL was one of them. Hit him up for some beta.
There is a reason they are being changed for next year, I’d almost wait it out for the release of next years
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01-23-2022, 08:10 AM #1990Registered User
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Sylvan, guess a blanket statement to get the longest isn’t helpful.
I’m your size, well I have an inch and 15lbs on you, and I’d personally get the 189. But, I ski out west and have the room to let them run. If I lived on the East Coast, I’d look at the 180s.
I also have liked traditionally mounted skis, with camber underfoot. WSTDeep has gotten me to be a technically proficient, very aggressive skier. I had the Bonafides and could (even would) ski them up to 12in of pow. They did the job. Over time I realized they weren’t quite right and switched to the 194 Kaestle MX 98 (red tip version), and that is by far my favorite ski ever. But, due to a bit of luck and finding a pair as a steal of a deal, I tried the Rustler 9, which by every description from Blizzard and Blister I should not like, and absolutely love it. I love it so much that when I left Wyoming in November and headed to Cali for work for a few months, I didn’t bring my MX98s, I brought the R9s.
If you read back a few pages GregL and I have been singing praise for the R9s for a reason. It carves on groomers 95% as well as the Bonafide, the rocker in the tail of the R9 doesn’t have quite the same edge hold as the Bones. But, you get a ski that is half the work making it a lot easier to ski off groomers. In bowls, steeps, couloirs, etc, the R9 will be easier, more fun (imo) and you will be less fatigued skiing it then the Bones.
I’m looking at heading to WB, of course with a stop to see GregL in WA on the way, and my R9s are coming with me. I probably will still bring the MX98s because WB is one of the few resorts that is big enough to let them run, but most days I’ll probably be looking at grabbing the R9s.
If you are sold on the Bones. You will have a great ski, it’s Blizzards best selling ski for a reason. But it might be worth your time to give the R9s a try.
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01-23-2022, 08:55 AM #1991Not a skibum
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Another vote for R9s. So versatile and fun, but pretty powerful when needed.
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01-23-2022, 10:58 AM #1992
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01-23-2022, 11:04 AM #1993Registered User
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If you like the Commander 108s, the 188 Commander 98 is good middle ground between the 183 and 189 Bonafide 97s
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01-23-2022, 12:15 PM #1994
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01-23-2022, 12:32 PM #1995Registered User
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Gents, Thanks for all the great advice. While I've found a pretty good deal on the 183 and 189, sounds like maybe I need to demo some skis.
Skibrd, Your advice (189) makes sense to me as I don't mind having to be 'on', and as you mentioned there is a lot of room to let em run here, and the bigger reviewers at Ski Essentials seem to agree, but then Blister says if one is in between, to size down, and there is tons of experience in this thread (SoVT Joey and GregL included (thanks)), that indicate the 183 should be more than enough. Then there's a review of the CMD 98 on the Moment site that says the 189 (Bones) were too much for one guy, but he folded the 183, and that the 188 CMD 98 was his goldilocks. Gah.
Re R9, TBH I've pretty much dismissed that ski until now, but the fact that there are bigger, strong skiers in this thread that really like it make me think I should get over myself and try it. I hated the 188 R10, did two runs on it and sold it due to it folding up (not alone on this opinion though); I did really like the 192 R11 as a DD but found in firmer conditions it was dictating the speeds I skied it, which is not a trait I love, even in a wider ski; great ski though. Sounds as though the three skis in the Rustler line clearly don't share all the same traits so prolly need to give the R9 a go.
And Bry, researching the 188 CMD 98 is actually where this journey began. I love the shape of the 108 so thought the narrower version (seems to be pretty much identical save 1cm narrower tip to tail) would make a lot of sense, but was concerned about the accompanying lower weight. Maybe I shouldn't be. This is my first season on anything Moment and I've been super impressed with the CMD line in general for my preferences.
Once I make some decisions and get on something I'll definitely pay it forward. Thanks again. Love this place.
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01-23-2022, 12:43 PM #1996
First day on R9's I was not a fan, they kept wanting to pull into a tighter radius turn. Detuning the rockered sections helped some. but not alot. I reset the base bevels to 1 on the rockered sections, and boom, problem solved.
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01-23-2022, 01:31 PM #1997Registered User
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01-23-2022, 01:48 PM #1998
Base bevel is 1 degree, but their side edge default is pretty aggressive. They quote a "range" but it averages out at 1 and 2.8. I detuned slightly to 1 and 2, rounded out the tip and tail edges just slightly past the contact points and they are great. I detune the R11 to 1 and 1.
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01-23-2022, 01:58 PM #1999Registered User
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