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Picky Skier Trying to Pick Skis

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FUUUCK
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Hey guys I'm looking for some suggestions for a new daily driver ski to fit into my quiver, a ski that I can take out most days in the resort, skin the slack country, and lap the park, I'll probably put a CAST system or Duke DP on it. After some reflection I've narrowed down the most important criteria to these 6 qualities in a ski:

-188cm to 194cm long

-100mm to 108mm underfoot

-forward mount

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Feb 13 2021 4:10PM
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ericforman
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Sego bighorn 106. Cool company and fits your description really well
Feb 13 2021 4:14PM
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anders_a
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fischer 102 Fr 191cm
m-free 108 192 cm
Feb 13 2021 4:17PM
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FUUUCK
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- less than $1000 CAD

- 1800-2200g

-more rocker than camber/reverse camber

Like almost everyone else, I grew up park skiing and now have transitioned to the whole mountain. Like to ski fast and jump off things blah blah blah I'm 6'3" and 185lbs. I ski in BC at mountains where it snows a lot. Skis that I've loved in the past include: the 190 Icelantic GPSY SKNY, the Surface New Life, the Volkl One, the 196 4FRNT Renegade, and the Atomic Blog. Some skis that I didn't really like include: the Line Opus, Armada JJ, and Faction CT 4.0.

So far it looks like the only skis that tick 5/6 boxes are the old 4frnt Devastator (heavy), the Sego Bighorn 106 (expensive), Moment Meridian (short), and the Volkl Revolt 104

Can you guys think of any other skis I should consider?
Feb 13 2021 4:36PM
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FUUUCK
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that's weird half my post got deleted
Feb 13 2021 4:36PM
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anders_a
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you used brackets for less or greater than, its shitty coding on forum side, its hilarous in 2021 from an IT perspective though.
Feb 13 2021 4:42PM
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anders_a
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need to add revolt 104, 188cm, ish, park influence is there for sure. itsnot great for ice.



I have 2 pairs of 4frnt devastator, before they became PETITE-astators, 2018 and 2020, 2018 with P18s are 4003 grams EACH, you dont wanna tour with that with CAST. with that said I'm converting that said of pivots to CAST.
Feb 13 2021 4:44PM
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Mrossi99
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Crows
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Feb 13 2021 5:07PM
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MarkusFin
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Line Sir Francis Bacons
Majesty rogue

**This post was edited on Feb 13th 2021 at 5:09:31pm
Feb 13 2021 5:08PM
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FUUUCK
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anders_aneed to add revolt 104, 188cm, ish, park influence is there for sure. itsnot great for ice.



I have 2 pairs of 4frnt devastator, before they became PETITE-astators, 2018 and 2020, 2018 with P18s are 4003 grams EACH, you dont wanna tour with that with CAST. with that said I'm converting that said of pivots to CAST.


4000g hahhaha wow. My heaviest setup ever was the older 196 renegade with pivot 18s and MFD touring plates. The whole setup was 25lbs which is comparable to a cheap road bike.
Feb 13 2021 5:14PM
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Bigruss39
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I ride Dynastar M-Free 108, best ski I have been on. And dynastic sells skins for them specifically so you don't have to cut. Wouldn't do a long tour on them but slackcountry they are great
Feb 13 2021 5:20PM
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b0ss
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I have dynastar m-free 108 with looks so i could upgrade to CAST if I wanted. It is such a powerful ski oh my god and it carve. The Gs are insane when carving chop.
Feb 13 2021 6:13PM
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ASSholebomber22
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Moment wildcat 108 or custom tour layup on3p jeffrey 108
Feb 13 2021 6:25PM
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WoFlowz
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Dang was gonna say k2 marksman but I don’t think they come in longer than 184
Feb 13 2021 6:45PM
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CatdickBojangles
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BiffbarfMoment wildcat 108 or custom tour layup on3p jeffrey 108


Came here to recommend the Jeffrey’s too. About to pick up a pair of the 108s. I have the 96s and they are a perfect do it all ski for the east coast.
Feb 13 2021 8:01PM
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