Scott Mission Alpine Ski - 2008 BCS

I had heard really good things about these skis. I really wanted to love them. I purchased them before this season and took them up and skied with them in several different conditions. I was really looking for an all around ski that would perform on groomers and hard pack, but be fun in the powder too. I first tried these skis out in early December in Colorado on hard pack/man made snow. I was really disappointed with the edging of these skis. I felt like I could not stop well on anything less than powder. I even took the skis in and had the edges redone. This did not make a very big difference. Without the ability to edge, I lost confidence in these skis. I tried them for 3 straight days and then benched them.

I found myself going back to my K2 Apache Recons for the hard pack days. I have yet to try them in powder, but I do not see myself replacing my Scott P4's (which I absolutely love). I will not be keeping these skis.

I'm 5-11 175lb got the 183 mounted with Naxo nx21 AT bindings. Perfect size for me. These skis have an incredibly aggressive sidecut for a fatter ski, so in comparison to say a mantra, they are quicker to initiate a turn and can turn a sharper radius. On the downside of that quickness is a little bit of twitch on high speed runouts.. I love these skis, they carve the hardpack, rip through crud, and have no problems in the bumps... a great all mountain ski - If you like to turn!-.. I definitely don't feel comfortable letting them run full speed, as they tend to get the speed wobbles big time. I've also found that on the super hard pack they tend to chatter a bit if I'm really laying into a carve. This is probably partially due to the 90m waist, and may also have something to do with the play in the Naxo bindings. Overall, I think these are great skis they do what they are supposed to, and are a blast to ski!!

This is a great ski. I am 155 lb / 5'8" expert skier. I bought the 178 and mounted Fritschi Freerides. I was a bit concerned about the length, but in fact, they are exactly the same length as the K2 Outlaws they replace / supplant. I've skied them about 6-7 days, mostly groomed / hard pack because of lack of snow here in the Sierras. They are not quite as stable as the Outlaws on the hard stuff, and in fact chatter quite a bit when you edge firmly on packed snow. However, they turn easily, and carve beautifully, and in the few chances I've had to venture off piste (1 foot powder, and some serious sun-softened mashed potatoes) they skied beautifully, floating nicely, responding quickly, and despite their lightness, cutting through the crud and heavy stuff without hesitation. They beat the Outlaws off piste, I think, and are neck and neck on piste in all but the very hardest snow. Glad I got 'em.

I am 5ft 10, 165lbs, and this review is for the 07/08 183cm Missions (same as 08/09, different graphic) mounted around +1 with Salomon S914s. I usually ski the Scott P4 (also an amazing ski) but borrowed a pair of these for a month last spring, and they were a real surprise. For such light skis, they are very stable and confidence-inspiring. The wide, early-rise shovel design (Scott calls it Pro Tip) keeps them from deflecting in crud, and while they don't lay down arcs quite like the P4s, they are quicker in bumps and tight spots. Pretty floaty in pow, too, though I didn't bring them out on really deep days. A great spring choice for the Intermountain West, and would make a fine east coast pow/crud ski but wouldn't be my #1 pick for icy steeps. With an AT setup, they'd kill it. Wish I still had them.

Excellent, fun-filled skis. These are about as narrow of a ski as I'd really want to ski on every day. Their sidecut is perfect for arc-ing on the groomers and they are floaty enough to handle deep, bottomless pow. Though there are wider skis that are more fun on deep days and skinnier skis that will carve up blue East Coast ice "groomers", the Missions are some of the more versatile skis I've ridden. I totally dig them. The only negative is that they are so turny that slow-speed wedge turns can feel a little hooky. They want to catch and carve, not skid... so skidders beware!

After skiing these a few days in a bunch of conditions, I really like these skis. Floated in the foot deep pretty well, ripped the soft/wet snow and cord, and felt controllable on ice. They are big planks (wide) by east coast standards, so you really need to lay on them to get an edge. These babies need room to run, so if you like to ski on "auto-pilot" I would say go for something else that is less apt to cruise at breakneck speeds. For those of us that like to charge and make big turns, they're great. Mission 183 w/ Look PX12, 6'2" and 215 lbs.

stuck for choice between the mission or volkl mantra, getting jester bindings for which ever, about 50 50 piste/off quite aggressive, any help?

I had the previous version of this ski. I think Scott just changed the design but the ski stayed the same. It's a great all around ski. However it skis shorter that it is! I'm 5'10, 190 lbs, racing and freeride background and even if I really liked the 17m radius (yeah radius info is wrong on the website, 16.9m is written on the ski) those skis seemed pretty short. So I went for the Punisher -same radius, same sidecut- in 191cm: even if tips are a bit softer, the main "body" of the ski is stiffer, what's best if you want to rip a bit more on groomy days :)