Very stable ski that I can still rail over on the groom. They absorb landings better than the nomads as well. Ripping big lines or at high speed in variable terain or softpack/chop they require less energy and deflect less than the Nomads. I use waaay less energy and go significanly faster with my Rustlers. Better flotation in deep powder and less deflection in chop/cut pow. ![]() Why?Ĭomparatively, the Rustlers are easier in deep powder/crud/softpack. (112 underwaist) Great ski-and they edged out the Nomads to become my new daily driver. I thought I’d just get another pair but during my demo process the Blizzard rep suggested I try his Ruster 11s in a 180. Easy to rail them over on the groom with decent edge hold.īasically loved em to death.edge repairs, no more base left and there were core shots in my core shots. I think it had a 16 m turn radius so pretty maneuverable. Had a 171 in length and actual width underfoot as others gave mentioned was 110ish. Crud/chop/reasonably deep pow -no problem. Zipperline moguls/tight trees - no problem. Very quick, easy to do flat spins as they are semi twin tip. Pretty much went everywhere at Snowbasin, Alta, Snowbird. (ON3P's Durasurf bases are tougher though). Nomad 105: Very tough topsheets and bases and I’m hard on gear. Skier: 175lbs, 5-8” Agressive fast skier. Love moguls and ripping the groom too though. Ski the entire mountain but focus on off piste/big powder lines, steeps and trees. Terrain that I ski in: (Lake Louise/Sunshine/Revy/Kicking Horse/Fernie/Castle/etc). 1quiver ski - was my daily driver used for western big mtn skiing for many years. The Rustler 11 is my current 1 quiver/daily driver ski. I can't comment on the J/Friend or DPS/Pagoda skis but I've excerpted and added to my comments from another thread regarding the Icelantic Nomad 105 and the Bizzard Ruster 11 as I've skiied them both. Does anyone have first hand experience with any off these skis. I’m in an area where demoing any of these is pretty much impossible.įinally, I’m lazy, so I‘d like a ski that doesn’t wear me out by noon. Because of the all things to everyone approach the manufacturers reviews take it’s difficult for me to narrow down the ski I should consider buying. The manufacturer’s buzz words on their websites seem to cover all of these bases. ![]() But…the same review will also say something along the lines of “hard charging, requires attention, burly, and so on. Terms like quick, forgiving, effortless and so on. Most of the reviews tell me what I want to hear. I am more of a finesse skier than a hard charger. If I really boiled it down, my preference is powder and trees. I’m in my late 60’s and ski about 1.5 million feet of vert per year. I’m an advanced skier with flashes of expert, 6’ tall, and weigh 165 lbs +/. I’m looking at the Rustler 11’s (180], J Skis Friend (177 or 183), Icelantic Nomad (181), and maybe the DPS Pagoda (178).
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