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Thread: What's Blizzard up to?
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01-10-2023, 11:47 AM #2326Registered User
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Curious to see more on the snow feedback come in as I've really enjoyed my Rustler 10s (188) as a daily driver here in Whitefish, but they are near end of life and I've been pondering replacements. Looks like current shop inventory will be my last chance to pick up the old design if I decide I want more of the same.
I'm not opposed to the extra length, but not if it makes them harder to swing around through the tighter trees.
Are they keeping the variable waist widths? Article just says 102 underfoot for the 180cm, but I recall the older models stepped up to 104 underfoot for the 188 (and down to 100 for the short size).
Gonna miss the 10s being blue--I appreciated that they kept them consistent even as the 9 and 11 switched colors.
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01-10-2023, 12:19 PM #2327
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01-10-2023, 01:45 PM #2328
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01-10-2023, 02:48 PM #2329Registered User
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Are the hustle heavier than the v2 rustlers? Dont really understand the published weights.
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01-10-2023, 04:42 PM #2331Registered User
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01-10-2023, 07:40 PM #2332Not a skibum
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Just watched the skiessentials video on them, they’re saying not much change to the R10s in shape, but had a higher top end, presumably less turny?
They said the R9s changed considerably, sounded like the new ones are way more mantra like, which is not something I think I want out of a Rustler. My 9s still have plenty of life, but I personally like the soft tip/tails, though do admit they need to be skied pretty centered when really laying into them, flip side is they’re really fun and playful.
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01-10-2023, 09:08 PM #2333
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01-11-2023, 12:03 AM #2334Registered User
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Mantra like in the R9?!? That’s not what I got from their review at all. “the narrowest of the group, it is most at home in an all-mountain format, and the big changes for this ski make it more agile, smoother, and floatier than ever before. This is a big step in the direction of sophistication, tip to tail precision, and energy out of the turn. It makes short, snappy turns with ease, and feels like the whole ski is engaged throughout varying shapes and styles of carves.”
The R10 gets a new core and that’s where they differ mostly.
“really wants to be driven through crud, powder, windslab, and chalk. The stability of this ski is one of the perks, and you can really feel the difference between the new TrueBlend core combined with the FluxForm metal laminates.”
Edit: what they say, is that the increased width makes them a competitor of skis such as the Mantra and that their metal placement is in similar spotsLast edited by SacTo; 01-11-2023 at 01:22 AM.
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01-11-2023, 07:11 AM #2335
Any idea if these might get an early release this season? That new R9 is intriguing for an EC daily
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01-11-2023, 09:01 AM #2336
They will be available in certain sizes at select retailers. 186,180,174 in 9/10/11
In my opinion the biggest change to R10 is reducing some of the rocker in the tail. It falls between 11 and 9 now where as before it was the same amount of rocker as the 11, which was too much for a 102 wasted ski.
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01-11-2023, 09:24 AM #2337_______________________________________________
"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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01-11-2023, 09:36 AM #2338
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01-11-2023, 09:38 AM #2339
Might as well post a shout out to Blizzard/Nordica support.
My 180 Sheeva 11s didn’t have any issues on 2D snow but they were miserable to ski in fresh high density bottomless snow. True bar showed that they were edge high on the rockered sections of BOTH the tips and tails, on both skis. I sent pics and submitted a claim to Blizzard/Nordica. They agreed to cover the cost of grinding these things back into flatness and get edge bevels reset (1.5 base / 2.5 side is their spec).
The bases were initially so concave at the hinge points of the rockered sections that even after a decent grind they were still slightly edge high at just the hinge point … my tech asked me to ski it because he didn’t want to go super crazy taking off material right off the bat. I got them out in cream cheese and they were smooth and marvelous, pivoted, smeared, or carved with ease at my direction. Problem solved._______________________________________________
"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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01-11-2023, 10:30 AM #2340Registered User
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01-11-2023, 11:10 AM #2341Not a skibum
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All true, but if you take out the short snappy turns part, pretty close to a Mantra/Enforcer from what I've heard. Been a long time since I've been on either. I like the very soft entry/exit of the current R9 and they changed that pretty significantly. Maybe it's better, who knows, but is a pretty big departure and takes it a bit closer towards those, not just in width.
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01-11-2023, 03:07 PM #2342
I'm excited to get on the 10 and 11.
Unrelated, I've been super stoked on the Hustle 11s.a positive attitude will not solve all of your problems, but it may annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
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01-11-2023, 06:09 PM #2343
0.69% of the crap that comes out of ski essentials mouth can actually be trusted. That leaves a lot of garbage. And they loved the last Rustler 10 that everyone else hated. So that should tell you something to start with.
I think the new ones may be what changes my quiver. It would be nice to have something a little less hammer time then my Cochise and Bodacious. Stick a bonafide in there with a rustler 10 and a zero g 105 and that’s a 5 ski quiver that will conquer the world.
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01-11-2023, 06:40 PM #2344
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01-11-2023, 06:55 PM #2345Registered User
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01-13-2023, 01:02 PM #2346
LOL! Settle down. I brought my Atris and Nocta out west with me. Wished the entire time that either the Cochise or the Bodacious went in the bag instead of my Atris. Needed that heavy metal thunder!!
I am very excited for the new rustler 10. I cant wait to get on it. I have faith they made it rock!!
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01-13-2023, 01:11 PM #2347
Hey wasatchback, 2022 Sheeva 11. Same ski construction and flex as Rustler 11? Is the “womens specific design” blurb just bogus?
You mentioned a couple of years ago that my 2020 Sheeva 11s were the same ski. Just wanted to confirm if that’s still the case for 2022. Because the feather topsheet is soooooo much less expensive_______________________________________________
"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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01-13-2023, 01:29 PM #2348Registered User
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01-13-2023, 01:43 PM #2349
My buddy reminded me that my vague recollection of what WB said about the 19/20 skis were, 180/188 the same, shorter lengths womens specific flex. Hoping that’s still the case!
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"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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01-13-2023, 02:50 PM #2350
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