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Has anyone been on the 195s? With the early rise(4mm @ 15cm down...
By jasonmschu1468775
Ranked #192 - Big Mountain Freeride Skis
April 23, 2009
Has anyone been on the 195s? With the early rise(4mm @ 15cm down ski) I'm wondering what length they actually feel like. Combine that with the twin tip and these could literally feel like a 180cm fat ski! Looking at these, 190 Katana, 190 Gotamas and 191 Mantras. I ski Squaw and Kirkwood, as much off piste as possible. Pow, crud, trees, cliffs, chutes, and love to lay down long fast turns when I have to be on trail. I am 6'2", 215 and have been skiing for 30+ years. Was most recently on Prophet 100s which I loved, but always seemed a little too soft and just a tad unstable at top speed. Looking hard at the Motherships(185-195?), but wanted comparisons between the Volkls as well. Opinions and recommendations welcomed.
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By Shane O'Donnell
Ranked #1 - Big Mountain Freeride Skis
April 30, 2009
All of these are really good skis, and any one of them will give you what you are looking for, at least for the most part. The early rise on a twin-tip will make it run shorter, but not a full 15 cm! It will maybe feel about 5-7 cm less, but probably a little less than that seeing as you are used to a twin-tip already. The Motherships are monsters in the pow, super stable at speeds, and with that early rise they are great in the crud. The Volkl skis are all great skis, not really my favourite skis to ride on though. They are super stable for ripping it up, and pretty floaty for the pow. The way that you listed them is almost the way I would rate or recommend them, Gotama, Katana, Mantra. Overall, for what you are looking for, I think that the Motherships in the 195, or the Gotama in the 190 would be awesome for you.
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