Moment Garbones Ski - 2009 BCS

Rode these bad boys at a Kirkwood demo. 4-8" choppy powder.

The Garbones rip! They are stiff as hell and have a huge turning radius, allowing some large and fast turns when they are opened up on the groomers. In the soft snow the early rise tip does a great job of keeping you afloat and the stiffness turns choppy snow into something worth riding. They are great for high speed riding and cliff hucking but if you were planning on doing much switch on these I wouldn't recommend it; the tail upturn is small and the tails are even stiffer than the fronts!

I was riding '05 Gotama 190s earlier that day and the difference was huge. They have very similar dimensions but the Gotamas are quite a bit softer flexing (though not noodles). The Garbones will force you to charge by keeping you on the balls of your feet and giving you instant response if you lean back. Be ready to re-learn to ski a bit if you are coming off of soft-tailed skis.

Oh, and they are really light! Good candidate for a hard-charging AT setup..

Moment out in Reno, NV has something going with these. Tried the 192 during a wetter 22in storm at Alta and the Garbones just slayed it. Even though the bigger/stronger skiers should be on this ski, don't mistake these skis for leg destroyers. Moment put just enough Fiberglass in this ski to make it charge through the worst crud, yet it still makes the Garbones feel playful with it's wood core. The early rise tip gave more than enough float in almost 2 feet and I was even laying down carves on the groomed that I could only lay down with race room skis. If you are a Freeskiing competitor looking for a jack of all trades or an aggressive everywhere skier, then you might want to buy American.