yeah I only got to try the Backland 100 one day last spring but I liked it a lot
I see the old 107 or the new 109 in my future - filling in the space between the 100 and the V8
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yeah I only got to try the Backland 100 one day last spring but I liked it a lot
I see the old 107 or the new 109 in my future - filling in the space between the 100 and the V8
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my shop has a W’s 107 in a 175cm for $350
it was drilled for a Dynafit Radical at 315 BSL but never skied
$350
Guilty of acting on a scarcity mindset but I can’t think of another ski I have more fun on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip Dooley
Same same but different.Quote:
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188 Countach w Duke PT16
190 HL BC132 w Helio 200
185 WNDR Intention 110 reverse camber w FR12
182 Praxis Yeti w FR16
I don’t use the Yetis much so thinking about adding something more versatile like a 184 DWT 104 w FR15…
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How do you like the wndr in the mid fat spot? It’s a bit heavier than I’d preferQuote:
Originally Posted by meter-man
Oops - those are Intention 110s, not 108s, but anyway - I love them! Here are some comments cross-posted from another thread:Quote:
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I picked up used some WNDR Intention 110s in a 185. Mounted with Voyager 12s, they weigh 2389 grams per ski. Not bad. They also came with BD MoMix skins factory cut for the skis. Decent skins, but not as much glide as I'd like and they really absorb water in spring. [Switched over to Pomoca Free Pros - love those skins]
Anyway, I have 5 days in the Intentions so the review may be a bit premature, but here's what I found
AKA Bitchy Takes on Hot BC Skis
- Intentions are damper than 191 Hojis (21/22) despite weighing 200+ grams LESS per ski. Ski pow a little less powerfully, but otherwise pretty similar. Less rockered, so a little more secure on slick skintracks and hardpack. Hojis weighed 2570 grams per ski with the the same bindings, 2190 grams per ski flat. The Hoji Hole is sweet, and allows for really light skins. 190 grams per skin for that 191 Hoji/Pomoca Free Tour versus 305 grams for Pomoca Climb Pro S-Glide. A little harder for me to rip the Hoji skin than normal tail clips (when transitioning with skis staying on).... Anyway: Buy Hojis for inbounds - if you're gonna tour with that much weight, get some Lotus 138s, Heritage C132s, Protests, or Renegades - which all weigh LESS! I don't get the Hoji as a BC ski. It's sofa king heavy.
- Intentions are better in pow and easier to bend in hardpack than 184 Ravens. Intentions feel like what I wanted the Ravens and Hojis to feel like. Buy Ravens if you read Blister. Like I did. I've found 60% absolutely LOVE them; 40% are like - "dafuq? I do NOT get it." Active used market for Ravens.
- Also better in pow - looser and slarvier - than Wildcat Tour 108s. Less "suspension" in variable snow, but also smoother to release out of turns and initiate in crusts and weird BC stuff due to the full rocker. Wildcats were a little bitter on firm. But I found that Wildcat's upturned rear tail a little annoying for BC skiing - can't do all the flat tail tricks. Plus, I'm not spinny flipping in the BC...or anywhere for that matter lol. GREAT SKI - just preferred the Intention. WCT 108 weight: 2310 grams per ski with Voyagers. Buy this ski if you're a strong skier that's sort of cool in a zoolander way, and sometimes likes to play. Great hucking ski. I'll be very curious if Moment releases a Countach Tour 110...
- Intentions are not as good on firm as the Backland 107s, as long as that firm snow is consistent. Backlands also surfed pow well as long as you were ON IT. Intentions have a stonier freer easier feel. Backlands demand that YOU SKI THEM haaarrrdd. The Backlands were so light that they got tossed a lot in anything other than consistent snow. But overall a great lighter BC ski. 1575 grams per ski. I preferred them mounted at +2 over rec line - more control over the big tip and more powerful turns. Buy this ski if you are a former racer and must crush shin pressure in all turns.
- 190 Deathwish Tour...I just prefer the feel of Wildcat rocker-camber-rocker or Intention/Raven/Hoji full reverse over the Deathwish triple-camber. Some like it - I found the triple camber locked me in to turns when I didn't expect it. Though I'm sure that when you get used to it, it's no biggie. Anyway - great edge grip and somehow surfier than Wildcat Tour 108s, but less powerful and natural feeling for me. Buy this ski if you have a mustache, wear Flylow, and only ski triple camber.
Maybe we should start a bitchy takes thread lol.
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Hard snow, rocks, soft snow
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3 skis but really just a two ski quiver.
184 DWT (white) for early season/extreme low tide. Or firm conditions
187 Meridian Tour for smaller storms or days when it's gonna be shallower softer chop and skiing fast is on the menu, or for when breakable crust could be encountered. And spring corn ski
184 DWT (black) do it all DD. Firm/soft deep or in the middle of a dry spell, absolutely my favorite ski, regardless of conditions. The Meridian outperforms it in breakable crusts though it isn't a huge difference. And it's slightly more stable, but the DWT has better suspension.
It is sometimes hard to decide whether I want the Meridian or the DWT. Though so far I've never been unhappy of wished I'd opted for the other ski on any given day.
I like the bitchy takes idea, and props for working in a zoolander reference.
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Originally Posted by meter-man
To the east side with thee…Quote:
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Just the woodsman tour 102s w/ moment voyagers. If i'm really feeling it, I'll tour with my tele setup which weighs a brick ton (enforcer 104 free with outlaw x).