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Wildcat 108 or something else?

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Monsieur_Patate
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Looking for a new daily driver for soft/variable conditions (UT), something 105-110 that I can also tour with (~60/40 resort/touring), I'm likely going to mount them with Shifts. (I know some people don't like them, but I personally have had no issues with my current pair, skis infinitely better than pin bindings, and it's lighter than CAST)

I have a ZeroG/Alpinist set for long tours/shit snow, a Chettys/shift set for deep days, and Thanos dogs for spring/park/groomers so I want that in-between ski for soft yet variable conditions, and/or when it's not that deep. I'd like something super playful, I really like the feel of the Chetty's, they're just a bit wide and get beat up a lot in crud for those variable days. I currently have Invictus 108 in that role, but they're too stiff, not playful at all, I don't like them. (and heavy for most tours)

I'm thinking Wildcat 108, the tour version seems maybe a bit too light to be a true 50/50, let alone 60/40 based on what I'm reading online, but I think the regular Wildcat seems light enough that it should be fine for touring. (it's only 100g heavier than the Chettys 120, and they're perfectly fine on the up)
Any other recommendations and/or advise before I pull the trigger?
Jan 27 2023 2:54PM
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nielsgetts
Posts: 28 - Karma: 209
An icelantic nomad 105 would be a sweet option. Pretty bomber ski that you can charge on and or play around with. The nomads 105 isn't bad on weight either. My personal favorite is a faction prodigy 3.0 gonna be a little bit heavier option but it pays off on the way down. If you are looking for a lighter option that also charges the faction agent 3.0 is also a great option great ski on the up hill that doesn't sacrifice any thing on the down.
Jan 27 2023 3:39PM
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FaunaSkis
Posts: 611 - Karma: 6,611
Our Pioneer might suit, check out the Blister review, see what you think and drop me a DM if you’re interested
Jan 27 2023 3:52PM
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hot.pocket
Posts: 4235 - Karma: 10,717
Wildcat 108 will behave like the Bent if the Bent was designed to charge instead of play. Can definitely still toss the Wildcat 108 around to your heart's content, and it will handle chop and rough conditions much better than the Bent.

Regular weight Wildcat 108 for the resort / tour split you're looking at.

Mount on the line (-6cm from center) for best overall performance. Mount +2cm (-4cm from center) if you like to ski with a heavy freestyle influence. Almost all the athletes on the Instagram mount their Wildcat 108's at +2cm from rec line, so if your style falls in line with what you see online, go +2cm.

@tcurle also frequents the Wildcat 108 and can give extra info if you'd like.
Jan 27 2023 5:35PM
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AlmostCooler
Posts: 584 - Karma: 3,631
I own fatty wildcats mounted on cast and wildcat tour 108s on pins. Wildcats are hard to beat, honestly my ideal ski.
Jan 28 2023 3:23AM
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soupcan
Posts: 364 - Karma: 562
+1 for cats. Like mine a lot.


easy enough to ski from the ankles if you want to ski pretty chill but also have a solid back bone for letting them rip. I find them to be pretty quick when you need them to be but not at too much of a cost from the stability side. Bonus being they float a lot better than I had expected to be honest. I eliminated my BO118 since getting them cause I just kept leaving them at home (and I loved my BO118).
Jan 29 2023 4:12PM
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