Recommend a powder ski for an ex-racer

[Sbum02030]

Marcus Caston can ski straight skis and make them look fun.

He ain't the barometer

 

[Mike Rogers]

I'd like to account for our different BG experiences, but not sure how.
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@Sbum02030 's experience makes sense me.

The BG might not be the ski for the OP (or the Wren), but since he is so close to the factory, and he has already mentioned that he is having a bit of trouble finding powder skis to demo, they might be worth a look. Nothing to lose, anyway.

My recommendation was more of a try than a buy.

We might be reading too much into his race background.

Many people with race backgrounds are happy back off a bit, especially in powder, and especially with friends. The OP seemed to really enjoy the 172 Soul 7's, and they aren't exactly fat GS skis.

But I definitely agree that if you were to buy blind, or have a narrow list for demo, a more traditional ski will be a much safer bet.

 

[James]

Marcus Caston can ski straight skis and make them look fun.

He ain't the barometer

Well we all had fun on straight skis when that's all there was.

It's seemingly a more chargier version than the Bonafide. With good sizing and sidecuts and not gobs of rocker.
Cochise:
179 - 135, 108, 121 , 25m
185 - 136, 108, 122, 27m
192 - 136, 108, 122, 29m

 

[markojp]

Cochise for a powder ski.... crud yes, powder, there are many better including the Bodacious which is ridiculously better.

 

[ski otter 2]

Cochise for a powder ski.... crud yes, powder, there are many better including the Bodacious which is ridiculously better.

As long as it is the OG Bodacious or it's reincarnation this past year or so. In between, that ski was not a true Bodacious, whatever its merits!!!!!

(There's a whole list of great skis that charge wonderfully, with narry a trace of float, such as the Cochise. Not powder skis, but fun in their place.
And for diehards.

 

[ski otter 2]

Sorry, must have double entered.

 

[James]

Let's not forget the OP is 5'7", 135lbs

 

[ski otter 2]

Oh, right! Then another ski beside the bodacious - or the cochise!!!! (Keeping it in the Blizzard Family, how about the 180 Rustler 11?)

 

[markojp]

Tracer 108. Or Rustler 11.. or Enforcer 104. Or. ...... Done. See? Simple.

( but it's not hard to understand a 135 lbs skier liking a Soul 7... we give everyone grief about the Soul 7's, but they're pretty darn fun in the right conditions.. 188 and -2 for me. )

 

[markojp]

Let's not forget the OP is 5'7", 135lbs

Then why'd you get all Cochise-y?

 

[James]

Then why'd you get all Cochise-y?

Well I went and looked at the stats after Cochising.