Replying to ON3P Billy Goat

Hello, I am looking to get the Billy Goat 118.

I am 5′ 10″ and 145 lbs. I am a very advanced skier (skiing for 24 years) and I am looking for a ski for 90% freeride-touring and 10% inbounds. I will be skiing a good mix between forests and trees (sometimes very tight) but also big mountain lines. The type of snow will be variable and days with very deep powder are less common, unfortunately.

I like to charge really fast on the skis and I am looking for a stable yet very floaty ski for days with soft snow. A big bonus for tight turning in deep forests with close trees. I also like to send big cliffs and I want a ski that offers control and a stable platform when I land big drops with high speed.

As for context, my go to ski that I skied for the last two seasons was 4FRNT Hoji. I love how this ski feels in powder, how easy is to turn and get it on edge, and the fact that is very light, but the downsides of it is that the durability is extremely bad, it doesn't offer that much stability at bigger jumps, and at higher speeds it loses stability.

Do you think the Billy Goat would be a good fit for what I am looking for? If so, should I go for the 181 or 186?

**This thread was edited on May 9th 2024 at 7:43:47am