Nice to see the Stockli love. The 2015 SR95s were my everyday ski for years in the PNW, one of my favorite skis ever, and still the gold standard that all others get compared to. I skied them probably 90% of my free skiing days, though I generally prefer a bit narrower ski than most for everyday.
Ended up absolutely crushing a buried rock, blew out the sidewall and broke the core, but surprisingly little base or edge damage for the severity of the hit. I may have shed a tear over retiring them!
Had them in a 192, I’m 6’ 175. If I skied someplace like alpental I’d have been happy on the 182 I’m sure, but my home mtn was Crystal, with more room to let them run and the 192s were a blast.
I replaced them with bonafide 98s, in the 187. While the two skis do the same things well, SR95s hands down for me. The SR95s just seemed to be as stable and powerful in variable snow as the Bones but somehow easier skiing, better float in powder and better on groomers too. On Mindbender 90s now for this quiver spot. Better than Bones for me, but not like the SR95s.
Might be time to get back on some Stocklis.
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