Best 105ish underfoot freeride ski

Gmeister25I'm looking for a 105ish underfoot freeride ski for inbounds and freeride comps only. I ski at Stowe and I don't care about a weight limitation, I'm thinking about the Revolt 104, Nomad 105, J skis Hotshot, QST 106, and Big Horn 106 (not a joke). Does anyone have any good suggestions or recommendations?

I’m not sure what freeriding looks like at Stowe since I’ve never been, but let me give you some recommendations based off of my experience freeriding in Europe.

I wouldn’t ski any of those that you mentioned except for the QST 106. Freeriding requires a focus on dampness, maneuverability and power. The skis you mentioned are all too soft and cannot be driven as hard as competing requires them to be. Personally I would opt for something like a Moment Commander 108, a Sego Cleaver Comp or a K2 Mindbender 108Ti. These 3 are all very capable of skiing at asshole-puckering speeds, while still being maneuverable enough to ski right lines and get air time. With my opinion out of the way, what sort of competitions are you looking to compete in? What do the venues look like? How do you like to ski?

I'm a slut for my nordica enforcer 110 free. Heavy, damp, stable but they still ski very, very easy and forgiving. I'd bet the 104 is similar.

The big question is do you like straight airs and skiing as fast as possible or throwing tricks?

If you ride directionally these would be my comp ski picks:
- Volkl mantra 102
- Blizzard cochise 106
- Moment commander 108
if you like tricks but still want a ski with some backbone I'd go with something like these
- K2 mindbender 108ti
- Sego comp 104 (this ski might be pretty directional, you'd have to hitup Sego and see what they recomend)
- Moment wildcat 108 or deathwish
- on3p woodsman 102 mounted slightly forward or jeff 102 (jeff's aren't great on firm stuff)
edit: really depends on how you want to ski and if you ride with a more dynamic (ie moment wildcat/jeff 102) vs. powerful style (ie mantra 102/cochise 106)

**This post was edited on Sep 22nd 2021 at 9:12:44am

I have a pair of the nomad 105's and love them. Super fun and will go anywhere.

You have GOT to do the Dynastar M-Pro 105. I had the LPR 105 and it was an absolute BEAST. There’s a reason they brought it back. The most confidence inspiring ski I’ve ever been on off-piste.