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Scott Punisher Alpine Ski - 2008 BCS

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Punisher Alpine Ski
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The award-winning Scott Punisher dominates from the park to the steeps all season long, with vertical sidewalls for great grip on hardpack and a full hardwood core for confidence and stability in variable conditions. Scott’s wide, early-rising ProTip shovel smoothes out tracked-up crud like a butter knife and pops to the surface quickly in soft snow, making the Punisher more fun in pow than its all-mountain width and agile turning radius would suggest. And thanks to a twinned-up tail, this ski is as happy landing switch off a 40-foot table as it is ripping tight lines through the trees.

Bottom Line: The all-mountain, dual-coast, do-it-all twin.

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Rating for this product: 5

I was picky

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September 16, 2008

I was looking for a good all-around resort ski, and tried about 5 different skiis. These were hands down the best- stable at speed, they would sink in their teeth when you needed it in the steeps, not squirreley maching down corduroy, and still nimble enough to dart between moguls. I wound up using them on a 2 day catskiing trip, and they were grreat in powder, too; of course most skiis are good in hero snow. In manky springtime backcountry crud, I'd probably use a much fatter ski, but in any other conditions, I'd be happy with these.

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Rating for this product: 4

Great all mountain ski

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February 24, 2009

I've been riding the punisher 182's since the end of the 07-08 season and they have been great in all conditions I've been able to throw at them. They perform great in 26+ inches of fresh for deeps, good floating. Then hitting the groomers on the way back to the lift, they hold and edge well while carving. Good flex means nice landings in the park and skiing switch is a breeze. However, the top sheet seems kind of fragile, with it starting to peel off on the back of one of the skis. Not a huge deal since the core and base seem fine for all the dumb stuff I've thrown at it. Not sure what caused it, but other than that minor issue, these have been great planks. Get some.

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will these hold up well on hard snow at high speeds

will these hold up well on hard snow at high speeds

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August 20, 2009

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Rating for this product: 5

I'm Too Old for Twin Tips

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February 17, 2009

So what? These skis are great in a wide variety of conditions. I skied them a couple of weeks ago in conditions from hardpack, to 4" of manmade, through a 12" dump and the resultant east coast pow. They rock in all conditions. I especially liked them in the trees and on big bumps. They plow through crud like it's not even there. I got the 191's and they ski pretty short. I just wanted the sidest wais possible...

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August 11, 2009

Since im in the too old for twin tip plan as well, is there any reason you went with the punishers rather then the similar non twin missions?

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Rating for this product: 5

I love 'em. Get some.

By: Backcountry.com Alumni
March 7, 2008

Searched a lot for skis before buying these. And they are just what I was hoping for. Very stable, especially coming out of the air. Will handle any condition, except the REALLY deep stuff (get some line Prophet 130s for that). And they may be a bit stiff and heavy for a great mogul ski. In fact, if they have a drawback, it's the weight. But they are great everywhere else. They're my go to ski and I do love them. Any questions, just ask...

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I was picky

5 star rating

By: Ivan DeWolf September 16, 2008

I was looking for a good all-around resort ski, and tried about 5 different skiis. These were hands down the best- stable at speed, they would sink in more...

Great all mountain ski

4 star rating

By: Ben C. February 24, 2009

I've been riding the punisher 182's since the end of the 07-08 season and they have been great in all conditions I've been able to throw at more...

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Lengths:
162cm, 172cm, 182cm, 191cm 
Dimensions:
[162cm] 121 / 85 / 110mm; [172cm] 126 / 86 / 113mm; [182cm] 128 / 89 / 115mm; [191cm] 130 / 90 / 116mm 
Turn Radius:
[162cm] 14m; [172cm] 14m; [182cm] 16m; [191cm] 17m 
Core Material:
Hardwood 
Base:
Race finish 
Tail:
Twin tip 
Binding System:
No 
Binding Included:
No 
Recommended Use:
Advanced and expert all-mountain skiing, park and pipe