Description
Big turns. Straight lines. Pure adrenaline.
With the Blizzard Bodacious Ski beneath you, you straightline down a steep, tight section and into a plume of bottomless snow. The rockered tip and tail and flat camber underfoot help with shreding big lines and carving deep groomer trenches on your way back to the lift.
- Rockered tip and tail with flat camber underfoot allows you to slash big pow turns, bust through crud, and lay hard groomer lines
- CNC 3D-Bamboo Isocore woodcore creates a smooth, consistent flex pattern and gives you a lightweight, durable ski
- Flipcore 3D technology features a flipped wood core which offers smooth handling, stability, increased edge-to-edge quickness, and a floating effect thanks to its natural rocker
- Sandwich sidewall titanium construction provides bombproof durability, awesome power, and superb inbound performance
- A 118mm waist enables you to ski a variety of conditions and excels in deep powder or soft snow
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Been skiing on the Blizzard Atlas. Loved...
Jeff
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Been skiing on the Blizzard Atlas. Loved everything about it - bumps, trees, Powder and steeps. Any new Blizzard suggestion?
196 Bodacious or 191 ON3P Wrenegade? Looking...
Austin
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196 Bodacious or 191 ON3P Wrenegade? Looking at switching up my backcountry setup... Currently on 188 Super7's but I find the turn radius too small and pin-tail annoying when you're trying to rip in the alpine because you can't ski aggressively (they turn too tight and the tips want to dive). So I'm looking for something that will let me really open things up and send 30' at 60 mph, but still be maneuverable for skiing trees and pillow lines on high avy danger days. Both seem to be great charging skis, but I'm having a hard time telling which will be more nimble in the trees (and a hard time finding the Wrenegade weight). Any thoughts?
blackedout
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from what the the guys at ON3P have told me, the Wren is not a powder ski, it's more geared towards leftovers, chunder and PNW crud...might want to check out Blister's review of the Bodacious - sounds like the monster you're looking for...
Destroyer
Jordon
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I took the 186 out of the shop on Christmas and for anyone in the state of OR you know that xmas was a dumper day! initially I wanted to take out the 196, but we didnt have any mounted for demo so i grabbed the latter and it didnt disapoint. I'm 6'3" 200 and the ski had no learning curve, all it asked was for you to point it and shot ( just make sure you have some room to open them up because the turn radius holds pretty true. I found that I could muscle it around if needed but would get burned out in the tight trees. as the day rolled on the snow was getting a bit packed out but it was still puking and there were still stashes to be had the only problem is you had to ski some serious chop and thats where I found this ski to excel and really become confidence inspiring. The same principles applied the the chop as it did the powder point it and ride it out. The bodacious turned the scariest of bumps into nothing more then little powder clouds. I didnt test it but I'm pretty sure you can chop a tree down just the same point the bodacious and shoot. I didnt get it out on any groomers persay and I dont have anything negative to say about this ski at this time. I will check back and update once I take it out again.
Bodacious or Cochise? Coming off of...
Jake Cummins
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Bodacious or Cochise? Coming off of Dynastar Legend XXL 194 Love to ski fast, charge hard, small/medium airs. Ski mostly in CO with fav spot being Abasin.
c.brown
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I'd tend to lead you towards the 193 Cochise. If you were skiing in CA or the NW I would say the Bodacious since the snow is often much more dense but in CO with much lighter snow you don't need as much width. Cochise is much more versatile in that it has a bit more sidecut and it will be similar to your XXLs as far as dimensions go. That being said it's pretty much impossible to find the speed limit on the 196 Bodacious.
Anyone been on both the 186 and 196? I'm...
chap249433
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Anyone been on both the 186 and 196? I'm trying to decide what size to go with...I want it to be able to charge through crud but also be quick enough for shorter turns in the trees/tight spots, so I'm leaning towards the 186. But with that rocker profile I'm thinking the 196 might work as well. I'm 5'9", 195 lbs. I also have generally liked skis with a good amount of tip as opposed to a more centered mount, so depending on where the recommended mounting line is on this, could be a factor as well. I'm planning on mounting them with dukes, and would use them for resort powder days, as well as sidecoutry and shorter tours.
Thanks for the help!
c.brown
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I've skied both although not a ton. The 196 is insane at speed! I've never found a ski that I could go that fast on and have it feel so smooth and quiet, however the ski doesn't really come alive until you get up a little speed. What are you coming off of. I would lean toward the 186 for you. It will be a lot more maneuverable in trees and better for inbounds powder days. With the 2 sheets of metal it still charges and you will be able to ski it at speed through crud no problem. The 196 would be a lot of ski for touring especially with Dukes. The mountain point on the Bodacious is much more traditional as opposed to center you shouldn't have to go any farther back than the recommended line.
Blizzard Bodacious or Nordica Helldorado...
BennyF
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Blizzard Bodacious or Nordica Helldorado?
Marcus Caston
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totally different. the bodacious is going to be strong and powerful where the helldorado is is going to be squirmy and floppy with all that rocker (some people call that playful)
Christophe V.
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I disagree completely. Helldorado is a beefy, heavy, stiff, and really burly ski because it has a metal-laminate sandwich construction. I demoed the Helldorado and Patron last spring and the Helldorado absolutely crushed the re-frozen chunks and choppy spring conditions. Patron did very well for a non-metal ski but I digress. The main difference between the Helldorado and Bodacious is that the Helldo has a very short turn radius and tail rocker, making it much more playful and easy to turn, but at the expense of some high-speed straightlining stability. Helldo has long tip and tail rocker but the tips to not rise much so there isn't much flop at speed.
Bodocious
onephatpat
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- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Arne's legacy lives on in this behemoth! Get ready to lick the stamp and send it!
Powder ski out of the race room
Marcus Caston
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- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
The most versatile powder ski on the market for sure. Another magical child of the flipcore which allows you to crush the pedal to the floor and makes 80 mph feel like 40. However, the most amazing quality of the Bodacious is how versatile and forgiving such a powerhouse of a ski can be. This ski is not just for the super hero skiers that you see in the movies, the Bodacious understands you and will back off if you want it too... she's a very calm and understanding monstrous beast.
It's Radness cannot be quantified!
Andrew Flaschenriem
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THis ski is GREAT! It's an uber predictable rocket ship. When it's time to shut the ski down before the next big drop it does it in a flawless fashion. Many skis can go fast but no other ski can be shut down like this. Absolutely no chatter whatsoever. It's truly a game changer!
Don't be Afraid
pwestfeldt
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This ski is solid, stable, and just plain fun. Don't let its size turn you away, one day on these and you will be yearning for more.
April fools powder at Squaw Valley
Kris Thomas
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Ben
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hey kris are you on the 186 or the 196?
Snowcat skiing with BODACIOUS!
Kris Thomas
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Quick video of a great pow day at pacific crest powdercats from winter 2012!
More Please!
Kris Thomas
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I love this ski! You wont find a better pow ski on the market. Not like other powder skis that suck if you hit hard or choppy snow, this ski gobbles up crud for hours while other powder skis have been sipping beer in the bar. Its perfect rockered shape lets you shut it down fast when it gets tight, and then plane right out of the deep stuff once you're back on the fall line. Pick some faster ski buddies, cause these skis make you rip!

smjp430992
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