Current playful twin tips

[TexasGortex]

I’m way out of touch. Haven’t shopped skis in years. I stumbled onto a setup I loved and just kept riding them well past their due date. Now they are feeling a bit haggard and could use a replacement. 190cm Kastle XX110. 110cm waist, fully symmetric (flex, sidecut, rocket etc), 24m single radius edge, mounted on the all mountain line (-7cm from true center). They are super light, very poppy, hold an edge shockingly well in the resort, float well off piste, ski switch great, and I like the progressive flex. They are my favorite skis I’ve ever owned.

I thought I would get something like a Mr Pollards Opus but it turns out they haven’t made those in an eternity either.

Any suggestions for me? Faction 3.0?

Want: poppy and playful twin tip that can hold an edge in the 105-120mm range. Preferably 190cm+

Skis I’ve liked: Kastle XX110, Rossi S3 and S7, ON3P Jeffrey (with the biradius) and Pillow Fights

Skis I hate: ON3P Kartel with the progressive radius sidecut, dead feeling skis

I’m 6’4” 180lbs, 75/25 resort/backcountry (expect a backcountry increase with covid restrictions), use alpine wreckers or Guardians, alpine boots

[jackattack]

192 Dynastar m-free 108 or 189 m-free 118

[selle]

Candide 3.0?

[Buster Highmen]

slow pitch.

[jacob_dbu]

What about the K2 Reckoner 112? Looks fun.

[EWG]

slow pitch.

This is why I stopped by, yet we're on 6 posts and no takers. I'm setting the over-under at 9.

[TexasGortex]

I’ve traditionally loved Dynastar skis but after reading about those on Blister would probably want to demo a pair first.

CT 3.0 and Reckoner 112 both sound fun.

Slow pitch = jong? I deserve it for falling out of touch.

I made a new thread because I like to ski in a similar way to many of you but have somewhat unusual ski tastes for the forum. I don’t like damp or care about mach speed. I like to have fun. Wasn’t having much luck sorting through the large brand-specific threads.

[TahoeJ]

FWIW I also was not a fan of the Kartels and didn't click with the CT 3.0's...

I love the Moment Wildcat 108's however. They are light and easy to swing around, playful, but can still charge pretty hard.

[TexasGortex]

Any particular reason they didn’t click? Checking out the Moments now

[TahoeJ]

In general I like to drive the tips of my skis. I don't mind a centered stance so long as the shovel can take some real input.

[TexasGortex]

That’s really valuable input, thanks. In general I suspect we ski similarly.

I didn’t know the Wildcat is the new name of the Bibby/Blister. In the past I’ve stayed away because they seemed burlier than I was looking for based on reviews and hand flex, but I’ve never ridden a pair. Might have to just bite the bullet and give them a go.

It’s either that or hope for the best with the CT 3.0 and push the mount point back if I have trouble with the tips.

[doebedoe]

The current Wildcat -- while just about the same stiffness as the old bibby (and the same shape/rocker profile -- is lighter. It skis more playful IMHO.

[doebedoe]

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...ildcat-108-190

[whyturn]

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[sruffian]

That’s really valuable input, thanks. In general I suspect we ski similarly.

I didn’t know the Wildcat is the new name of the Bibby/Blister. In the past I’ve stayed away because they seemed burlier than I was looking for based on reviews and hand flex, but I’ve never ridden a pair. Might have to just bite the bullet and give them a go.

It’s either that or hope for the best with the CT 3.0 and push the mount point back if I have trouble with the tips.

Bibby won't ski burly unless you ask it to. The 108 is super easy to throw around / noodle / bend in tight spaces. The 118 is very manageable for a bigger ski. Super predictable, easy to break loose, jib, just fun. Oh and the big one can rage if you ask it to

[EWG]

slow pitch.

Still nothing. Disappointing.

[californiagrown]

Id go with the red ones. Rontele is selling a pair in B/S/T right now, id toss him a PM if i were you.

[::: :::]

[californiagrown]

I stand corrected, BFBs are definitely the Rx for what ails the OP.

[::: :::]

a pair, one might say

[TahoeJ]

Still nothing. Disappointing.

Praxis RX?

[Nolan312]

You might like the Moment Deathwish as well. It has many of that aspects that you described. Light (though believe the 20/21s are a bit heavier than the pre-20s), pretty poppy and the triple camber gives it really really good edge hold (though a slightly less smooth carving feel). 112 waist, comes in a 190, though it feels more like a 187 to me.


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[gaijin]

Part of me, the fatherly side, wants to explain to readers why this question is getting beat to death.

The other side of me will just ask for another wedge.

[SupreChicken]

You might like the Moment Deathwish as well. It has many of that aspects that you described. Light (though believe the 20/21s are a bit heavier than the pre-20s), pretty poppy and the triple camber gives it really really good edge hold (though a slightly less smooth carving feel). 112 waist, comes in a 190, though it feels more like a 187 to me.


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This is a great fat all mtn ski. Lots of the qualities you seek. It gained weight for 2021, but not all that much. Still very light within the class.