The Gotama replacement will be the 100Eight. This is a non twin-tip pow/ ali-mtn crusher. These were fast on the groomers, making long GS-turns. They really did not want to carve at low speeds. However, they are super light and I crushed through a small mogul run that was near the demo area with huge smile on my face. They utilize the same core profile as the v-werks katana, but without carbon or titanium. What separated this from the new Mantra (100mm waist, full rocker) is that they brought camber back underfoot and it's no-metal construction. Overall a good ski, going after the coshise/ salomon Q-105 market. Graphics were sweet on these, clean and modern.
The bridge is actually being replaced by 2 models this year: the little brother to the 100Eight, the 90Eight (a non-twin, no metal all-mtn ski) and the Revolt. The revolt is effectively Ahmet Dadali's pro model jib stick. I skied the revolt yesterday for some time. It is a 95mm jib stick with a lot of camber. The pair they gave me was volkl center mounted with jesters. I found them to be a little on the heavy side compared to my volkl steps. The tails were stiff, which made them a little less forgiving on awkward landings, but there was enough pop to get the (limited) tricks I know around. The great thing about this ski is it's $399 price point. That's a full sidewall construction, wood core, 95mm jib ski for 400 bucks! Only part I didn't like other than the stiff tail was the graphic. While late model volkls have had super-clean, geometrical graphics with sweet colors (exception: 14/15 kink), this graphic was done by Dadali himself, and just doesn't appeal to me. I'm sure many will disagree. Such is life.
Sadly, I was too busy skiing to get pictures, but here are some stock pics:
