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Respectfully request guidance on selecting the right powder skis. I'm a 185 pound 5'9" mid level skier that usually skis about 10 days a year in the east and 10 days a year in the west. I'm hoping to bump up the days I ski out west in the coming years. I am currently able to wait for what looks to be the most snow-packed week and then go at the last minute, so I'm looking to get one more set of skis appropriate for me, my skiing level, and those conditions. I have the Mountain Collective pass and I will be continuing to get it every year. I particularly like Alta, Powder Mountain, Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee, places that have a reputation of getting lots of high quality snow. I prefer being off piste in fresh snow on moderate terrain in nicely spaced out trees. The current skis I have which I intend to keep are Salomon Enduro RS 800 Ti skis, Salomon Rocker 2 90 skis and Nordica NRGy 100 skis. I'm considering one of the following, in the order of the way I am leaning (actually it's the first two I REALLY like and am having a hard time deciding upon, the third and fourth could be appropriate but they are currently third and fourth choices)
1) Atomic Backland FR 109
2) Salomon QST 106
3) K2 Pinnacle 105
and
4) Rossignol Sky HD
Full disclosure, which many of you may see if you frequent both forums, I have a similar thread at another forum, which shall be unnamed for now, but it seems to be in vogue to behave like a 13 year old over there and I cannot get a straight answer from anybody there.
Would appreciate any advice on skis, and no lectures on not needing skis or not being a good enough skier to justify getting skis or whatever!
1) Atomic Backland FR 109
2) Salomon QST 106
3) K2 Pinnacle 105
and
4) Rossignol Sky HD
Full disclosure, which many of you may see if you frequent both forums, I have a similar thread at another forum, which shall be unnamed for now, but it seems to be in vogue to behave like a 13 year old over there and I cannot get a straight answer from anybody there.
Would appreciate any advice on skis, and no lectures on not needing skis or not being a good enough skier to justify getting skis or whatever!