I feel like I have an opening between my bigger skis and my smaller skis.
I want a ski in the 105-110 range for a few inches of fresh and the days after a storm. I'll use this when I'm skiing crud and hunting around in the trees for fresh snow. It'll probably rip some groomers and side-hits on the way back to the lift. I don't want it to have metal and it's needs to be OK on groomers, but I have other skis for that purpose. Mount point in the -6 to -9 range.
Attributes: Good in Crud, Bumps, Trees. Leaning toward playful, but balanced: I'd rather boost off something than smash through it. I like a ski that I can roll onto edge, then break the tails loose as needed to scrub speed or tighten a turn.
Current Quiver:
The Bigger skis
191 Lhasa Pow- Doesn't get skied much anymore.
190 Bibby PRO- Bigger days For more open places
189 on3p Billy Goat- Bigger days for tighter places
186 Renegade- Big days
The Smaller skis
186 Enforcer 104- This will mostly be a no-new snow ski.
185 Stereo Apex- Groomer Ski
180 Line Sakana- Tooling around with the kids
180 Explosiv- Rock skis
Skis I've tried in this position:
Cochise: Decent in crud, not quick enough in tighter places
187 Meridian: I liked this ski a lot for the conditions I'm looking for, but I liked it so much that I took it out on days when I shouldn't have (firm) and I fell out of love. I'm regretting this, but having a hard time finding another pair I want.
My thoughts:
1. Tail rocker on the Wren and Woodsman is similar.
2. Rearward mount of of Wren + Shorter Length = Similar maneuverability in tight places to the Woodsman b/c dimension in front of and behind the binding are similar.
3. Longer radius of Wren = more stability in crud than Woodsman
4. Also still have Meridian / Wildcat 108 in consideration. Likely go with whichever comes available first.
Your thoughts?
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