True as I like 184-186cm skis. Even the 184cm 94 FR is within a few grams of the 180cm Rustler 9 though.
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Something to replace my Rustler 9 for next year
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True as I like 184-186cm skis. Even the 184cm 94 FR is within a few grams of the 180cm Rustler 9 though.
I've been using the Renoun endurance 98s for the last couple of months. I've had ~10 resort days and ~15 BC days on it. I can't imagine a better mid-fat ski for 50/50 use. It's light and so easy to pivot, while also being crazy stable when letting them run and in crud(it's as stable as my Brahmas, though with less pop). It's a crazy ski, it defies the usual tradeoff between weight and stability. It's not a perfect ski, the HDT that gives you that crazy speed dependent feel also inhibits rebound ('pop', 'energy'). It feels very different. I still do masters racing, at high speeds I can pressure the Renouns more than my GS ski. I can still remember the first time I tried to overpower it, I could not believe how stiff it was, I simply couldn't blow it out. With similar pressure my GS ski would catapult me at the end of the turn, the Renoun barely rebounds at all. That's not necessarily a bad thing (and in some circumstances I think its advantageous, i.e. moguls), but it's unlike anything I've felt before so it takes some adjustment.
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The Renouns have been treating me extremely well so far, they are exactly the kind of ski I wanted for this quiver slot. The price hurt a little, but they had a 20% sale at the time and I'm glad they are exactly what I thought they would be. I've got a pair of attack 14at bindings floating around that still need a pair of skis so I'm still looking to pick up a pair of something for them to go on next year. Possibilities are the Ranger 94fr, Enforcer 104fr, or maybe go crazy and get a Blizzard Spur for some asymmetrical weirdness.
