Forgiving mid-90s touring ski

[mall walker]

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

[dschane]

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.

[Westcoaster]

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.

[dschane]

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).

[rod9301]

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]

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.

[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.

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[Westcoaster]

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.

[dschane]

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.

[frorider]

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.

[kevino]

Did you read the first post of the thread?

[frorider]

Yes. Did you read the rest of the thread?

[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

[Skip Dooley]

Forgiving mid-90s touring ski

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]

BMT 94

Or heritage labs BC90

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