After purchasing Blizzard Brahma 92 180 last season and liking it a lot, I went on to buy Blizzard Rustler 9 188. When I did ski the Rustler 9, I thought it wanted to go straighter and not turn as much or as quick as I would have preferred. Somewhat the same with the Brahma 82 180. This year I bought both the Blizzard Rustler 9 180 and Blizzard 82 173 in an attempt to use the shorter radius, shorter length to help get the ski around faster. To my surprise neither ski has worked out well. While the Brahma 82 173 did come around quicker and was more poppy, it liked to be on held edge all the time (which was fatiguing over the course of the day). In comparison, the Brahma 82 180 was not quite as quick, but more relaxed in different turn radius and didn't need to be on edge all the time. For me, Rustler 9 180 reminded me of a pair of Dynastar Legend Pro that we very stiff and they would ski out from under me, leaving me in the back seat. I was quite surprised at this, because the Rustler 9 188 didn't do this at all.
These days I think of skis in term of hard snow skis and soft snow skis. You need a set of each for hard and soft snow conditions. The Blizzard Brahma 82 180 are my hard snow keepers. Now I need to find a good soft snow ski.
I have been intrigued with the move in the ski industry toward removing some or all metal in the construction. What the three skis listed above have in common is each has less metal in its construction. So I am curious to get forum/skier input into actual ski experience/ownership on the slopes with each and all the above skis. Unfortunately I don't do well at demo days as usually the ski model I want to demo is not available, as in the Volkl demo day did not bring the Blaze and was not a Dynastar dealer.
I'd appreciate all comments on performance: tip chatter/flutter, float, quickness in turns, rebound, versatility, etc.
A Big Thanks to all that Respond. Have a good day.
These days I think of skis in term of hard snow skis and soft snow skis. You need a set of each for hard and soft snow conditions. The Blizzard Brahma 82 180 are my hard snow keepers. Now I need to find a good soft snow ski.
I have been intrigued with the move in the ski industry toward removing some or all metal in the construction. What the three skis listed above have in common is each has less metal in its construction. So I am curious to get forum/skier input into actual ski experience/ownership on the slopes with each and all the above skis. Unfortunately I don't do well at demo days as usually the ski model I want to demo is not available, as in the Volkl demo day did not bring the Blaze and was not a Dynastar dealer.
I'd appreciate all comments on performance: tip chatter/flutter, float, quickness in turns, rebound, versatility, etc.
A Big Thanks to all that Respond. Have a good day.