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Mid-width to round out the quiver?

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druseph33
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Got some 184 Wildcats last season as a powder ski, ended up liking them so much they became my daily and I sold my Black Crow Daemons .
Bought a pair of 181 Jski Masterblaster for icy mornings, groomers, and early/late season shitty coverage.

My only concern is that last year was not exactly normal: it dumped out here in the Sierras; so I am worried that on a normal (or low snowfall) year, the Wildcats might be "too much ski" if it hasn't snowed for a bit.
Maybe I'm worrying about nothing, and I'll obviously have to wait until the season starts to really test the theory (and demo some skis), but it would be nice to get some ideas/feedback in the case that I do decide I need something in between.

So, what would be a good hypothetical semi-wide ski to fit in my quiver between the Wildcat and Masterblaster?

I was looking into:
Moment Wildcat 108
Moment Meridian 107
ON3P Woodsman 108
ON3P Jeffrey 108
J skis The Metal

Opinions/Thoughts? Any skis I missed that I should give a look?

**This thread was edited on Oct 5th 2019 at 4:42:16pm
Oct 5 2019 4:35PM 3 0
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mystery3
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No need, both the master blasters and wildcats are very versatile for their given class of ski.
Oct 5 2019 6:25PM 4 0
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BedBugDoug
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K2 marksmens
Oct 5 2019 6:43PM 3 0
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druseph33
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mystery3No need, both the master blasters and wildcats are very versatile for their given class of ski.

This was my hope. I guess we will see when the season starts up
Oct 5 2019 11:05PM 2 0
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druseph33
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BedBugDougK2 marksmens

Was looking at those. They seem less stable in variable conditions than the others on my list: especially at higher speeds though. Thoughts?
Oct 5 2019 11:08PM 0 0
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BedBugDoug
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druseph33Was looking at those. They seem less stable in variable conditions than the others on my list: especially at higher speeds though. Thoughts?


I haven't ridden any of the skis on your list, I just have a pair of marksmens and I love them haha they get a little chattery on variable stuff, but they are decently stiff and charge pretty well. I ride hood all year so I get plenty of wet heavy chunder and they perform well in it. I swear by the marksmens
Oct 6 2019 4:13AM 0 0
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Greg_K
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As Mystery3 mentioned both your current skis are very versatile above and below their width and you currently have an easy selection of “no new snow” and “new snow” skis currently.

BUT IF you were to add a ski in between, Wildcat 108 all day for your conditions and likes. Slightly damper than the wider Wildcats with it’s heavier wood core and would be easier to manage in Spring skiing and would be perfect for lighter snowfall days.

I’ve got the Dynastar Slicer and Enforcer 104 Free between my Enforcer 93 and Bibby’s and they get use in Spring, low coverage(got the Slicers for $220) and light snow days.

Fans of current K2 twins I think will get their minds blown once the Mindbender based ones come out(next Spring maybe?). Pics in the 2020/2021 gear thread.
Demoed all the Mindbenders in the Spring along with the Marksman and the Mindbenders were in another league. Wouldn’t take too much to tweak the MB design into a twin that will be more stable, lighter on it’s feet and carve way better yet just a playful as the current versions.

**This post was edited on Oct 6th 2019 at 9:52:23am
Oct 6 2019 9:50AM 4 0
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patagonialuke
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A Masterblaster + Wildcat is a very solid 2-ski quiver — I think you can get along just fine with those two skis, so I'd start out with them and see if you see the need to add a 3rd.

If you do, the Wildcat 108 will feel very similar to the standard Wildcat but it does better in less-deep conditions, so that's a very safe bet. If you want to go with a ski that's more damp at the cost of swing weight, I'd recommend the Metal or Woodsman 108. The Metal feels pretty similar to the Masterblaster, but more playful and obviously better float in softer snow. The Woodsman 108 is a bit stronger than the Metal and probably a bit more stable at speed and floats better in deep snow. But between those 3 skis, you can't really go wrong.
Oct 7 2019 10:30AM 2 0
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