dynastar big trouble or volkl gotama's?

[surftb15]

need to get a pair of some wider ski;s here soon. was wondering, would the dynstar big troubles or volkl gotamas be better for a few days on the east coast and a lot of time out west? the gotamas seem kinda soft, and i dont like skis too soft.

thanks

[Arty50]

the gotamas seem kinda soft, and i dont like skis too soft.

The tip and tail are soft but they're stiff underfoot. There are quite a few skis out there that are not "stiff" or "soft" anymore. That's why whenever I flex a ski anymore I always flex it 3 ways. I grab the tip and push sorta halfway between the tip and middle. Next, I put my hand behind the point where I just flexed the ski and then flex it in the true middle. Finally, flip ski, grab tail, and flex halfway between tail and middle.

But...

No buts. If you flexed a Seth Pistol (one of the first skis like this) in the traditional way it would seem like the worst noodle you've ever flexed in your entire life. If you used the above method, you'd see that 70-80% of the ski (what's underfoot) is actually quite stiff. Tons of people rip on Pistols and Gotamas. Hell, I weigh 230 and think my Gotamas rail on groomers and kill it everywhere else.

Welcome to the world of progressive flex.

[Speedfreak]

I own the Gotama in a 190 and the BT in a 186. Gots feel stiffer when I ski em, but both haul ass and are stable. Tail of the BT feels way softer/sinky than the tail of the Gotama when in the soft stuff. If your gonna use em in the bEast, I'd say get the BT, which actually rail on EC groomers (= icy with serious death cookies) if tuned properly. The Gots, (at least in the 190) tend to be unweildy on real hardpack. Can't speak for the 183 tho.