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Line Blade Optic 96 vs VOLKL REVOLT 104 (Or Something Else?)

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planecrazy.mt
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Hey Guys,

I consider myself a pretty advanced skier who does pretty much anything except park. Skiing in Western Montana and the Wasatch since I was 3 years old and love powder, double blacks, tree skiing, and some high-speed groomers. Looking for a new ski that can do it all to upgrade from my Reckoner 92s (Low end skis but they've done everything I want them to, except be durable). Found good deals on the 3 linked below. Which would you guys recommend, and are there any others I should take a look at?

Thank you!

https://www.skiessentials.com/products/2024-line-blade-optic-96-ski-w-salomon-strive-14-binding?ski%2520size=184

https://www.skiessentials.com/products/2024-volkl-revolt-104-skis-w-tyrolia-attack-14-bindings?ski%2520size=180&addon-1=1

https://www.skiessentials.com/products/2024-k2-mindbender-106-c-ski-w-tyrolia-attack-14-binding?ski%2520size=169
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Lip_on
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planecrazy.mtHey Guys,

I consider myself a pretty advanced skier who does pretty much anything except park. Skiing in Western Montana and the Wasatch since I was 3 years old and love powder, double blacks, tree skiing, and some high-speed groomers. Looking for a new ski that can do it all to upgrade from my Reckoner 92s (Low end skis but they've done everything I want them to, except be durable). Found good deals on the 3 linked below. Which would you guys recommend, and are there any others I should take a look at?

Thank you!

https://www.skiessentials.com/products/2024-line-blade-optic-96-ski-w-salomon-strive-14-binding?ski%2520size=184

https://www.skiessentials.com/products/2024-volkl-revolt-104-skis-w-tyrolia-attack-14-bindings?ski%2520size=180&addon-1=1

https://www.skiessentials.com/products/2024-k2-mindbender-106-c-ski-w-tyrolia-attack-14-binding?ski%2520size=169


Mindbender is gonna be a good option, consider wider if you are more on the side of skiing chutes, pow, and other off-piste style runs. Good options would be K2 Mindbender series anything wider than 100, Line Blade optic 104 or 114, (96 is a lil skinny out west) K2 Reckoner 112, The Line Vision series is the light weight versions of the Blade optics, you can’t go too wrong in the All mtn category, if you find a deal on any of those would be worth considering pulling the trigger.
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planecrazy.mt
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Lip_onMindbender is gonna be a good option, consider wider if you are more on the side of skiing chutes, pow, and other off-piste style runs. Good options would be K2 Mindbender series anything wider than 100, Line Blade optic 104 or 114, (96 is a lil skinny out west) K2 Reckoner 112, The Line Vision series is the light weight versions of the Blade optics, you can’t go too wrong in the All mtn category, if you find a deal on any of those would be worth considering pulling the trigger.

Thanks for your reply! What do you not like about the Revolts?
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Lip_on
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planecrazy.mtThanks for your reply! What do you not like about the Revolts?


I love revolts I’ve skied them for 2 season in the 95 width, but my time on them was almost entirely park, I didn’t like them that much for the all mtn side but they would definitely work, I’d recommend Revolt 104.
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migidimigi
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Revolt 104 is quite soft and the have absurd long rocker in both ends. I would not consider it a chargy ski by any means, so your options are pretty far from each other
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nfadial
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Revolt 104s have crazy soft tails; not that good on edge.
I would look at black crows atris or armada declivity (102 or 108)
The nightstick 104s look sweet too, a little parky though.
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BallClapper
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Rossignol superblackops 98 or sender free 110. Burly skis that can go fast af anywhere. I daily the 110's in the pnw and it's phenomenal. Be prepared to go a size bigger than you normally would. Skis pretty short.
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skiP.E.I.
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Revolt 104s are more of a park ski.
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