I just snapped a pair of 186 line prophet 100s which I loved. I'm now looking for something wider and with a rocker to be used as my everyday/pow ski. I am a very aggressive whistler skier who loves pow, ripping groomers switch and regular, trees, cliffs, steeps, hit runs, straightlines, crud, and park. I'm 5'10 180 lbs, grew up racing, switched to park for 5 years and now ski the mtn looking for pow or something to drop. Only other skis I own are park skis so these will have to be my everyday/pow ski. A pretty key factor is that I love carving and need to be able to rail a turn.
I like the Bent Chetlers but have heard that they ski short and are pretty soft. I like a stiffer ski. I like the camber and rocker but am concerned about the stiffness. Will they hold up well on big drops/drops to hard pack? Can they hold their own on straightlines or will they get squirly? I like the playfulness and pop for hit runs but are they light/quick enough for spins? Apparently the 183 skis quite short and the 192 are hard to come by this time of year.
The New Lifes seem like a pretty good ski but also pretty fat. I'm wondering how they hold up on groomers? Also, how do they hold up on icy/choppy steeps? Are the skis very stiff? Ive heard that Surface are generally stiffer than other skis. I also like the symetrical dimensions for skiing switch. For someone that just got off a stiff 186 ski, would the 184 feel too short/noodly? Would I be better off with the 194 or would that be too big if I want to jib around with em? I would love to hear any feed back about these as I havent been able to find too many reviews.
Thoughts? Recommendations? Any other ski suggestions?
