186 Lhasa replacing 183 Goat

[arewolfe]

Basics...

I rode the '09 Gotamas all season and I love the stability they provide for ripping big turns down open, un-groomed trails. I'm on the 176's but I'm about to pull the trigger on 183's, unless...

Can the Lhasa take their place as an East Coast choppy open-trail ripper? If I don't need the Gots I'd much rather save the $$ for the Lhasa's (which I plan on buying either way).

Can anyone that's ridden both give me a quick comparison?


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Stats:
-130 lbs
-I ski East Coast, Stowe and Jay usually
-I ski in the woods mostly, but I also like opening it up for hard carves on-piste.


I'm want a ski that I can bomb manky trails with, was considering the Armada ANT but at my weight/skill level, it would be pretty dumb.

My potential quiver for next season:

-175 Sumo (powder days in the woods, small cliffs)
-90ish waisted ski (for bumps & dicking around when there's no new snow)
-Lhasa 186... only because I've never skied rockered boards and everyone seems to agree they're super versatile
-183 Gotama (charging open manky trails, small cliffs)

[arewolfe]

I couldn't wait... just bought the 183 goats from sierraskis.