Opinion: Why 100-108mm waist skis?

[blackke17]

fat skis will do things the other skis won't

 

[cantunamunch]

fat skis will do things the other skis won't

180-200mm waist Happy People skis for EVERYONE!

#cheaperthanserotoninreuptakeblockers

 

[David Chaus]

180-200mm waist Happy People skis for EVERYONE!

#cheaperthanselectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitors

FIFY

 

[cantunamunch]

FIFY

How many pairs you down for when @mishka resumes production?

 

[surfsnowgirl]

I took out my Blaze 106 skis the other day cause it was slushy and why not. Definitely fun and they'll be my spring/powder/slush ski at Bromley. Super easy to ski and seemed pretty light. They blasted over the slush and were even good in the crusty parts in the shade around 3pm. I don't think I'll ski them a lot but I got them for a good price and I now know they'll be a good time whenever I take them out.

 

[HardDaysNight]

fat skis will do things the other skis won't

Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin’ world go round.

 

[AngryAnalyst]

I also like the way that a deep rocker line and tapered tip makes skiing 'variable' conditions so much easier. The M free is a fantastic bump ski and does great on the steeps even when its pretty firm. I feel like there is the goldilocks everyday ski out there that I can do all the above PLUS carve instinctually on firmer trails. Maybe I need to demo the new Mantra and start from there? Maybe the Sender Free 110 would be the end of sequence for that experiment.

I think you’re asking for a unicorn here. I agree with you about the things the 192 M-Free 108 does well. I think getting it to be a more exciting carver would require very different design attributes, like those in the Mantra 102.

I could believe the Sender 110 Free might be somewhere between the Mantra 102 and the M-Free 108 in terms of how it balances off piste maneuverability with on piste carving, but I doubt it would be a better carver than the Mantra 102 or an easier tight terrain ski than the M-Free. Another option could be the QST 106, but I’m not sure whether it’s stronger on firm snow than the M-Free 108.

 

[Quandary]

I have to start paying attention to the start date on threads.........

 

[Wendy]

Because most skiers only want to own one set of skis. And because most skiers are willing to trade off some hardpack performance for soft snow/3D performance. Even if that doesn't match the majority of conditions people ski (i.e. non-3d snow) -- it's a preference for being better on the good days than better on the bad days.

There's nothing particularly logical about skiing -- spending hundreds or thousands of dollars, hours of drive time, to throw yourself down a cold wet hill at high speeds with minimal safety equipment. I don't see why anyone would expect ski selection to be particularly logical.

In my experience, skiing my 109mm wide ski on groomers doesn’t make a bad day. It’s fun. Optimal? No, but still fun.

But I have had bad days skiing a 70-something mm ski in heavy cruddy snow. Not fun.

 

[Wendy]

I have to start paying attention to the start date on threads.........

I have that problem too.

 

[cantunamunch]

I have that problem too.

Thread sell by dates are just a number.

 

[Tom K.]

Thread sell by dates are just a number.

Agreed. Also, we're all bored, waiting for winter to actually bestow some of its blessings!