Dynastar LP vs. Volkl Mantra

[connersw]

^^^ Psst! Despite being slightly spancered, I'm moving to the new Dynastar Big Trouble (Dynastar's Scratch BC, Pistol, etc. killer) next year because I want a ski that requires less energy to ski all day.

Have you skied on the BT yet? One of the guys from US Outdoors was on a pair up at Hood last week, but I haven't skied them myself yet. Wondering how they compare to LP's or Little Big Fats.

[SquawMan]

Have you skied on the BT yet? One of the guys from US Outdoors was on a pair up at Hood last week, but I haven't skied them myself yet. Wondering how they compare to LP's or Little Big Fats.

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[phUnk]

Have you skied on the BT yet? One of the guys from US Outdoors was on a pair up at Hood last week, but I haven't skied them myself yet. Wondering how they compare to LP's or Little Big Fats.

No, I haven't. I'm sure they are a lot softer than LP's. Their construction looks like an oversized Troublemaker. The two pro guys on them that I've spoken to (briefly) said they were a "medium flex."

[Duker]

Talked to one of the Utah reps about the big trouble not to long ago. Said they are a medium flex and also said he'll be on them every day next year for the same reason phunk will be, It doesnt wear you out to ski them bell to bell. Appartently they have finally made it to the US though. There was only 2 pairs in the country before easter.

[extreeski]

I'm 6' 2" and 190 lbs. I would imagine the 177 would be fine for you.

FYI, I felt the 177 Mantra was more turny but pleasantly stiffer than my 179cm Seth Pistol (04 05 model, which I rarely use).

FWIW I like being able to push a ski around and make shorter turns in tighter situations. I have a feeling that added stiffness will make the mantra a more stable ski at speed? Correct me if I am wrong.

[Jim S]

Correct. You right.

Mary, show the gentleman what he's won behind door number one.

[extreeski]

Hey Banditman...

Keep your Gotama. I've seen a lot of people skiing them the big days up here. The Gotama and the Mantra would be the perfect two ski quiver for the pnw. Mantra being a little stiffer and damper for the manky crud we so often get up here. Added float of both skis will help on the days the snow is like 10 percent water.



Gotama for those big days when everything off of chair six is prime and the snow level has stayed low. the mantra (mount it with a freeride) for the days after the big storm when you're huntin in some of that Pacific Northwest Backcountry.



I know I've been goin' back and forth on the whole quiver thing all season but I am settling in on a pair of 183 gotamas, (which I got pretty cheap fully warrantied) and a pair of 177 mantras. (I surmise they're about the same snow contact length or pretty close.)

The gotamas are getting look p12s or similar from next year's ski show.
The mantras are getting freerides that I got on sale this spring.

[SquawMan]

these pictures are for Jim S....he's the world's biggest closet Mantra-lover

he professes to love Exploders more, but whenever anyone has a Mantra question, Jim is the first guy to respond

puppy love or the real thing? come clean Jim!

here is some ski porn for you....this is my kitchen "art"

[Jim S]

Nah. I love my Explosiv so much that I may purchase another pair since they are discontinued and just in case something happens to mine.

If they made a 180cm Mantra that might have been a good ticket.

[SquawMan]

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[Duker]

paging the Ref, Commisioner and the angry whelk. THis is gonna get nasty.