My Height: 178 cm
My Weight: 180 pounds
Ski: 176 Mojo 90
Bindings: Look P12 FR Wides
Mounted +2 cm
Ive had numerous days on these sticks as Ive been doing pretty much nothing other than skiing since Blackcomb opened in an attempt to get away from all the shit happening in my life.
I got these skis kind of by accident as one of my co-workers offered me them for my 06 TM's. Looking back Im really glad that I traded them as these skis have been fun and very surprising to ski. They are definetly an under-rated ski.
Powder and Trees - These ski arent the widest, but with 90 underfoot I found them perfect in the pow. My favourite thing was that with 90 underfoot they didnt totally float you on the top but rather sunk in just a bit to give me more of a powder sensation without taking away any of the ease of handling the ski in the soft stuff. This ski was also really sweet in the trees. Having it mounted +2 also helped as the ski was able to either turn on a dime or take long weaves in the pow between the trees. Definelty kicked ass in this type of terrain.
Hardpack and Ice - This ski was able to really charge on the groomers. Its egde hold was quite strong and it didnt seem to have a speed limit while zooming down the runs and the tips never chattered and it had great edge to edge. I did find that in some areas, mainly sections of beginner runs where the snow had turned to shit where the ski couldnt plow through the stuff the ski let you feel it and gave a bit of a bumpy ride at high speeds through these sections, but other than that the ski rode great on groomers. On ice, like the hardpack, the ski really held together and dug into it to give a good edge hold. Once again they never chattered and held up solidly throughout.
Crud and Chopped Up Snow - The skis flex and strength really helped out here. With a pretty flat looking and pretty high tip these skis just plowed right through any crud and chopped up snow that came in my way and the tip never dragged through behind me. I personally found the best performance through crud and chopped snow with a narrow stance as the skis just worked together to plow through it and never held me up or dragged. Others that I talked to prefered wider stances. I guess that just personal preference.
Park/Air - Im not a park rat by any means, but I did do a couple cliff drops (6-10 feet) here and there and I found myself hitting numerous small jumps (3-5 feet) on the side of groomers. These skis were really easy to land on on both drops and jumps and just great fun in the air. I cant say much about rails and boxes as I didnt do any.
Durability - The overall durability of the ski is great. Head is known as having some pretty damn strong and bombproof skis and although I wasnt able to test that fully not having crashed into a tree or bailed hard yet Im sure they are as strong as they say. Their "Snakeskin" topsheet, I think its the carbon jacket, really does help in keeping away those annoying topsheet cuts from edges and the couple that I did get were easily peeled off and the texture helped make any marks left nearly invisible. I also found the base quite strong and durable. I didnt get any marks on it, but did run over some exposed trees that I thought would have certainly left a mark but didnt.
Overall Impressions - This was a great ski for my skiing style, the terrain I ski, and what I look for in a ski (Flex, Dimensions, etc.) I really liked the stiff flex of the ski and found it great in all conditions and situations (except for the shit snow on beginner runs, but that can be avoided). It was just a fun ski all around with limitless energy in it. I havent once had it feel dead and I hope it never does.
Well theres my review, hope I made a good one and if you get to try this ski I definetly recomend doing so.
P.S.-The weight of the ski also never came into effect, never hindered the performance, and I didnt even notice it on the hill as so many people say it does.
