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  1. #26
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    So I was debating the anima mounted with some tectons. Realize it’s on the heavier end to tour with. Thought or recs on another similar width ski that might be better on tours and for the deeper days at the resort? Thanks in advance.

  2. #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by em_yeti View Post
    So I was debating the anima mounted with some tectons. Realize it’s on the heavier end to tour with. Thought or recs on another similar width ski that might be better on tours and for the deeper days at the resort? Thanks in advance.
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  3. #28
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    What are you hoping to gain with the normal anima over the anima freebird?

    If you just want to save weight and get along with forward mount points, the bentchetler is very intriguing and saves you about 400-450 grams per foot.
    If you want to keep the stability up and mount more back the wildcat or wildcat tour seem like good options to consider as well.
    The anima is a fun ski, but I think you can find lighter options that perform just as well or very close. Just depends what you’re after.


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  4. #29
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    the regular Anima and Anima Freebird are two pretty different beasts imho. The former should be quite a bit more versatile than the latter, which is more of a soft snow specialist (based on flex pattern and mass). Also, the Freebird has been continued and replaced by the Ferox. I have not seen any reviews for the Ferox, though it seems like a decent ski.

    A Moment Wildcat tour is perhaps the most similar touring ski (mount point and geo) if you want to swap for a lighter ski. It is not like the regular Wildcat is that heavy either, so it with a Tecton or Vipec (or lighter weight tech binding such as a MTN) could also work a treat. Bent Chetlers are enticing too, but their mount point is a bit more centered.

    Either way, a regular Anima (or regular Wildcat) with Tectons sounds like a lot of fun and should be very versatile. Yeah, it won't be the lightest setup, but it will be very capable going back down, or perfect for resort based touring and resort pow slaying alike. That being said, if the ski will only/mostly see soft snow and not variable, then going full tech makes a lot of sense from a touring perspective - even with a heavier ski.

  5. #30
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    Anyone been on the updated (2021) 194cm anima? Lots of shops in whistler have them in stock.
    Looking to replace my 189 dps koalas.

  6. #31
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    Blackcrows Anima 194cm Mini review:

    Have about 4 days on the 2022 194 anima at WB, mounted at rec. 2 days of 30cms blower on hard surface Mid Dec. before the most recent storm cycle. 1 day of 50cm blower on Sunday, 1 day soft pack and pow yesterday.

    Caveat - Pretty much only skied this ski in forgiving, soft winter conditions.

    Soft pack - 30 cm Pow.

    It charges and can straight-line soft bumps no problem, think under 7th at the bottom of the chair. Super light in the air, lay into them in the moguls to change direction. Definitely likes to be in the air during transitions. Still needed to look ahead to plan turns/landings/airs as you should anyway. That being said they like a more centered stance for doing the above.

    Did some backflips off the aerials hip above glacier creek. Stomped no problem, centered and strong. Really nice landing platform.

    Small 5-10ft cliffs same thing, land centered or a bit forward and its supportive. Ankles bugging me so no big hits yet.

    Took them in the Bite - think steep fall line trees. With open and tight spots. With 30cm on ice. They handled that very well, I was impressed. Skied them actively searching out pow patches on ice. Could easily be pivoted from a centered stance to change change direction effortlessly.

    On soft groomers they rail, and are stable.

    30 cm pow - 50 cm pow.

    Skis it well, as most skis would. On the deeper days, like Sunday 50cm fresh, it didn't float as well as expected and did dive when getting over the tips. Definitely had to ski more centered in the deep stuff. Once I adjusted they skied well. The new 19m radius is noticeable when you need it (tight trees, bumps) and can still be opened up into large gs-sg turns in pow and groomers.

    Looking forward to skiing them in variable. I have a feeling they wont preform as well. But as a soft snow charger they are pretty darn good.

  7. #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by kicool View Post
    Blackcrows Anima 194cm Mini review:

    Have about 4 days on the 2022 194 anima at WB, mounted at rec. 2 days of 30cms blower on hard surface Mid Dec. before the most recent storm cycle. 1 day of 50cm blower on Sunday, 1 day soft pack and pow yesterday.

    Caveat - Pretty much only skied this ski in forgiving, soft winter conditions.

    Soft pack - 30 cm Pow.

    It charges and can straight-line soft bumps no problem, think under 7th at the bottom of the chair. Super light in the air, lay into them in the moguls to change direction. Definitely likes to be in the air during transitions. Still needed to look ahead to plan turns/landings/airs as you should anyway. That being said they like a more centered stance for doing the above.

    Did some backflips off the aerials hip above glacier creek. Stomped no problem, centered and strong. Really nice landing platform.

    Small 5-10ft cliffs same thing, land centered or a bit forward and its supportive. Ankles bugging me so no big hits yet.

    Took them in the Bite - think steep fall line trees. With open and tight spots. With 30cm on ice. They handled that very well, I was impressed. Skied them actively searching out pow patches on ice. Could easily be pivoted from a centered stance to change change direction effortlessly.

    On soft groomers they rail, and are stable.

    30 cm pow - 50 cm pow.

    Skis it well, as most skis would. On the deeper days, like Sunday 50cm fresh, it didn't float as well as expected and did dive when getting over the tips. Definitely had to ski more centered in the deep stuff. Once I adjusted they skied well. The new 19m radius is noticeable when you need it (tight trees, bumps) and can still be opened up into large gs-sg turns in pow and groomers.

    Looking forward to skiing them in variable. I have a feeling they wont preform as well. But as a soft snow charger they are pretty darn good.
    I just bought some of last year's 194's and haven't skied them that much yet, one 15cm day at the local hill, Cypress Mountain, and one 20cm day at Whistler. I was similarly surprised at how good the 194 felt. I'm 6'3" and 195. They pivoted quite easily and skied variable snow and soft pack very well.

    Like you and others have mentioned, I was surprised that I was getting tip dive in the deep spots. I tend to like more traditional mounts, but own a growing number of more centre mounted skis, so this is not new to me. The tip dive surprised me though.

    Fortunately, I mounted mine with an old pair of Marker Schizos I had on the shelf. I tried -7 and -8 back (-1 and -2 from recommended -6 from centre) and found that that the tip dive mostly disappeared, especially at -8. There was a bit sacrifice in groomer initiation at -8. They were a little slower to come around and not quite as pivoty and maneuverable, but the soft snow performance was much better I thought.

    With the Schizo's I have the best of both worlds. I can just ski on the line or even forward for harder snow and back a bit for softer. My advice for anyone mounting them would be -1 as a good compromise if you are a bit more of traditional skier. It mitigated the tip dive issues without hurting the groomer performance and maneuverability much. If you are used to more centre mounts, the factory recommended point would probably be fine.

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