Forgiving mid-90s touring ski

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  • mall walker
    mere citizen
    • Nov 2014
    • 5965

    #46
    BC Solis is pretty dope at iirc 100 underfoot. Comes in 170 and 180 and skis long. On the heavier side, and not carvey at all... I dunno about "forgiving" but I would describe it as an extremely obedient ski.

    And you can get rowdy af with it

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    • dschane
      Registered User
      • Jan 2012
      • 1159

      #47
      Originally posted by jhyatt
      Salomon MTN 95 might work.
      I ski them and find they are ok at everything, excel at nothing.
      I just sort of forget about them.
      I haven't tried a ton of mid 90 touring skis, though.
      I had narrowed my own search down to this and the Nordica Enforcer Unlimited 94 (basically, same without the heavy metal). I found a sweet deal on the Nordicas and grabbed them. Skimo has a decent deal on the Salomons and I debated quite a bit.

      For me, uber light paulownia skis are only fun on the way up. On other end, Head Kore, Elan Ripstick push the weight needed. I'm thinking/hoping the 1550 g ski is the right balance.

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      • Westcoaster
        Registered User
        • Jan 2014
        • 1031

        #48
        Originally posted by dschane
        I had narrowed my own search down to this and the Nordica Enforcer Unlimited 94 (basically, same without the heavy metal). I found a sweet deal on the Nordicas and grabbed them. Skimo has a decent deal on the Salomons and I debated quite a bit.

        For me, uber light paulownia skis are only fun on the way up. On other end, Head Kore, Elan Ripstick push the weight needed. I'm thinking/hoping the 1550 g ski is the right balance.
        Ripstick tour 94 is ~1550 in 185. Similar in many ways to mtn and enforcer unlimited, probably a bit softer in tails than the e94u.

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        • dschane
          Registered User
          • Jan 2012
          • 1159

          #49
          Originally posted by Westcoaster
          Ripstick tour 94 is ~1550 in 185. Similar in many ways to mtn and enforcer unlimited, probably a bit softer in tails than the e94u.
          Oh, bad research on me. Add Ripstick Tour 94s to my personal list of the ideal spring touring ski -- not too light, not too heavy, just right. (ETA: obviously, there's more to it than weight, esp. if we're talking about a "forgiving" ski -- I'm personally looking for a ski for spring conditions where you're bootpacking, skinning, and hunting corn but often enough come up short and find icy mank -- I weigh 190 lb and prefer a moderately stiff ski for these conditions).
          Last edited by dschane; 04-17-2024, 01:47 PM.

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          • rod9301
            Rod9301
            • Jan 2009
            • 4982

            #50
            Originally posted by dschane
            Oh, bad research on me. Add Ripstick 94 to my personal list of the ideal spring touring ski -- not too light, not too heavy, just right. (ETA: obviously, there's more to it than weight, esp. if we're talking about a "forgiving" ski -- I'm personally looking for a ski for spring conditions where you're bootpacking, skinning, and hunting corn but often enough come up short and find icy mank -- I weigh 190 lb and prefer a moderately stiff ski for these conditions).
            What length is your ripstick?
            Could you measure the distance from tail to mounting line?

            Thank you

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            • dschane
              Registered User
              • Jan 2012
              • 1159

              #51
              Originally posted by rod9301
              What length is your ripstick?
              Could you measure the distance from tail to mounting line?

              Thank you

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              I think you want Westcoaster to chime in. I went with the Nordica Enforcer Unlimited and don't have the Ripstick Tours.

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              • Peruvian
                gentleman turn farmer
                • Nov 2008
                • 10413

                #52
                Has anyone mentioned the Rossi Bandit X or the Salomon X-Scream yet? They were pretty hot shit in the mid-1990s and I’d consider them forgiving.

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                • Westcoaster
                  Registered User
                  • Jan 2014
                  • 1031

                  #53
                  Originally posted by dschane
                  I think you want Westcoaster to chime in. I went with the Nordica Enforcer Unlimited and don't have the Ripstick Tours.
                  It's like 183cm because of the circumcised tip. I'll measure tail to mount tonight.

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                  • dschane
                    Registered User
                    • Jan 2012
                    • 1159

                    #54
                    Originally posted by Peruvian
                    Has anyone mentioned the Rossi Bandit X or the Salomon X-Scream yet? They were pretty hot shit in the mid-1990s and I’d consider them forgiving.
                    "Designed for all mountain use, the Bandit X is quick and responsive on the groomed slopes and powers through the crud and powder." Sounds like a dream ski at 70mm in the waist. Who needs modern shapes and widths.

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                    • frorider
                      yawn.
                      • Jan 2005
                      • 11989

                      #55
                      I’ve skied a reasonable number of touring skis in the 90-105 category & generally agree with this summary: https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topic...ckcountry-skis

                      The camox freebird 188 is my go to for long tours. I agree with their assessment of firm snow grip, it’s better than most in this weight range.

                      I have the 185 zeroG 95 from 2022 & it’s great on firm, suits an aggressive & angulated style but is so short (much shorter than the Camox, like 7 cm shorter) that pow/crud performance suffers if you’re a bigger guy.

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                      • kevino
                        Registered User
                        • Dec 2010
                        • 1249

                        #56
                        Did you read the first post of the thread?

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                        • frorider
                          yawn.
                          • Jan 2005
                          • 11989

                          #57
                          Yes. Did you read the rest of the thread?

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                          • Bojangles Mgillicutty
                            Registered User
                            • Dec 2022
                            • 73

                            #58
                            I want a 95-100 ish ski that is 1500-1600 ish grams for a 180-184 ish length. I'm 6'1 200 in the wasatch. I have a 108 touring setup already. Am considering:

                            - salomon mtn 96 in 182
                            - armada locator 104 in 186 or 178
                            - dynafit free 97 in 184

                            M-tour 99 gets a lotta love but its mount point is -12 cm(??) which seems too far for my tastes, my inbounds skis are usually about -8.

                            These three skis are currently cheap as shitz right now

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                            • Skip Dooley
                              fajitas carne combo
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 572

                              #59
                              Forgiving mid-90s touring ski

                              Originally posted by Bojangles Mgillicutty
                              I want a 95-100 ish ski that is 1500-1600 ish grams for a 180-184 ish length. I'm 6'1 200 in the wasatch. I have a 108 touring setup already. Am considering:

                              - salomon mtn 96 in 182
                              - armada locator 104 in 186 or 178
                              - dynafit free 97 in 184

                              M-tour 99 gets a lotta love but its mount point is -12 cm(??) which seems too far for my tastes, my inbounds skis are usually about -8.

                              These three skis are currently cheap as shitz right now
                              I skied the M-tours mounted forward. I’m not sure how forward, but definitely not -12.. They were pretty great. Surprisingly damp and not “pingy” for the weight/stiffness.

                              Free 97s are pretty hard to pass on at the current prices..

                              Locators are more directional than the M-Tour or Free.

                              Never skied the MTN.


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                              • tgapp
                                Registered Loser
                                • Mar 2017
                                • 4761

                                #60
                                BMT 94

                                Or heritage labs BC90

                                /thread

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