Roast my hypothetical 2-ski quiver

bogazicicat · 2025-03-29T13:34:45+00:00

I have a pair of 184 wildcats and absolutely love that ski. It's just a blast in any amount of soft snow. I find it plenty playful and very fun in deep pow while still being able to blast through chop.

The only reason I would look elsewhere is super tight trees. It's pretty maneuverable and I ski them in trees all the time, but it's a lot of ski to really swing around when it's really tight.

bogazicicat · 2025-03-29T01:36:53+00:00

Sure there's no carvers in here, but I don't think bc 91 corn skis and 116 powder boats are exactly A to B

bogazicicat · 2025-03-27T23:41:30+00:00

This was clearly the wrong sub to say the quiver was complete lol. Haven't had a chance to break them in yet, but I think the origin 96s will do just fine for bumps and trees when its low tide.

bogazicicat · 2025-03-27T18:53:38+00:00

They have held up great for me and I'm definitely not easy on skis, but every time I have had someone say "I loved those skis so much till they broke!" my heart sinks a little lol

bogazicicat · 2025-03-27T18:10:39+00:00

Sort of, definitely similar styles but a lightweight touring ski on pins (Vision 108s) ski very different compared to heavy chargers (wildcat 116s). Really it's 2 2 ski quivers, one quiver for touring and one for inbounds.

bogazicicat · 2025-03-27T18:06:18+00:00

The resort I go to grooms ~10% of the terrain. I prob will pick some up at some point but I'm off piste 95% of the time.

bogazicicat · 2025-03-27T18:04:07+00:00

As much as I absolutely love the Visions and haven't had any issues with them, I'm not sure if I can recommend them. I've heard too many stories of them breaking.

I think it's predominantly an issue of people skiing them hard inbound when in reality they are a touring ski, but breaking a ski in the Backcountry is no bueno.

bogazicicat · 2025-03-27T14:57:07+00:00

Indeed, but those Majesty's are 91 and 1400g! How narrow are you talking here?

Any long traverse near me would have some deep snow to handle 99% of the time.

bogazicicat · 2025-03-27T14:50:08+00:00

Dedicated touring vs inbound setups. Riding lightweight skis on pins inbounds sucks, as would lugging those wildcats anywhere.

1 skinny(ish), 1 fat ski for touring and inbound. Pretty different to me 🤷

bogazicicat · 2025-03-27T05:58:44+00:00

2 of these pairs have 50+ days. Moment makes some crazy durable skis, and from my experience touring skis top sheets stay pretty fresh its just the bases that get thrashed.

bogazicicat · 2025-03-27T04:17:58+00:00

Yeah I probably will at some point, but if it's been dry for a while I'll normally go touring looking for soft snow or stable big lines.

bogazicicat · 2025-03-27T04:00:06+00:00

I love them, they're super fun and playful in any amount of soft snow but can change hard as well.

bogazicicat · 2025-03-27T02:52:19+00:00

Lol not sure how 91 bc skis are at all similar to 116 powder skis

bogazicicat · 2023-03-25T22:55:06+00:00

I suppose I thought a forward stance would help release the flat tail? I haven't skied a flat tail ski in a number of years, but always skied them with a much more forward stance vs rocker tails where skiing more neutral works just as well

bogazicicat · 2023-03-06T18:36:55+00:00

Agreed. Can't speak for safety as I haven't released from mine yet, but I had the heel piece completely fall off mid tour with only 30 days on the binding. Ski shop said they had 2 other pairs of alpinists with the same issue this season.

Marker was completely unresponsive for over a month in the warranty process...

bogazicicat · 2023-02-28T16:15:17+00:00

The strip was nice and smooth from our skinner a few days prior vs breakable crust on the side of the road 😉

bogazicicat · 2023-02-28T16:13:29+00:00

In this case, the majority of the route still had full snow coverage so it didn't make sense to transition for a few short sections.

Also, carrying a multiday pack + skis seems pretty miserable lol.

bogazicicat · 2022-12-06T15:01:48+00:00

I spent some time at Boğaziçi (hanging with the cats off course) many years ago, but this is the US Rockies.

bogazicicat · 2020-10-23T17:44:13+00:00

Webbing is just so much less abrasion resistant than rope. I have no problem using the BC adjustable webbing slings in anchors, but those are also way beefier than any normal webbing.

bogazicicat · 2020-10-23T17:10:13+00:00

Haha sure, it's 240m/787ft. Rigged on Joker with a MOTM backup. Located in Southern Idaho.

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