Andy Mink
Everyone loves spring skiing but not in January
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Just got back into town with solid wifi. I skied the Wingman for 5 days at the Gathering in Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee. We had some fresh, bumps, hard groomers, steep, flat, trees, and most everything else EXCEPT Northeast ice. I also skied them several days at Mt. Rose in varying conditions. I wouldn't describe myself as a charger, so keep that in mind. I never felt like the Wingman was going to do anything weird in any of the conditions I encountered. They just performed solidly across the board with no surprises. One thing I noticed that may make them more playful and easy is they do have a mount point closer to center than a groomer zoomer. I could push them around to pivot quickly or get them up on edge and just ride the carve. It's a really well rounded ski.@Andy Mink who is 5'10" 220 also raves about the Wingman, but the 86. Lets see if we can get him to chime in. That Deacon 84 that you mention is a great option too. I would also not dismiss the Fischer RC4 86 GT.