And that criteria basically sums up the Reckoner 102, the close-second Line Sir Francis Bacon, and the next ski. But in my quiver, I want skis that I know let me have as much fun as possible. There are loads of skis that are more “practical” and “sensible” that I could’ve chosen. Looking at my quivers this year and from years past, it’s obvious that my personal selections are becoming more of just that - personal. It gets knocked around a good deal when making big turns in crud, but it’s so fun at more moderate speeds that I don’t really care about its lack of stability. Throughout many days in a very wide variety of conditions last year, I wasn’t able to have a bad time on the Reckoner 102. Ski #2: Firm-ish Snow Resort Ski - K2 Reckoner 102, 184 cm + CAST System But I think this is a case where I’ll be very inclined to swap the Raider 12 for the Freeraider 14 / Moment Voyager, depending on how testing of that binding goes this year. And I’d appreciate the few hundred grams that I save during all-day efforts in the spring and summer. And the Wildcat 108 and Wildcat Tour 108 just feel so intuitive to me that I think I’d rather have a ski that’s way more fun mid-winter (for how I ski) than one that’s a bit lighter and more precise on spring lines.Īs for bindings, the Wildcat Tour 108 is certainly charge-y enough to warrant a burlier binding like the Tecton, but the Raider 12 is so good on the descent for how light it is. There are tons of skiers I know who tour on <90mm skis all year and have a blast. And yes, I realize using a 108mm-wide ski on steep, firm lines is objectively dumb. So I don’t think I’ll be mad at all when my days are more meadow-skipping and pillow-popping than hop-turning. So far (and also using my time on the regular Wildcat 108 as evidence), the Wildcat Tour 108 seems like a better option when considering those characteristics.īut unlike skis like the Armada Tracer 98, K2 Wayback 106, and Atomic Backland 107 (all of which I also considered for this role), the Wildcat Tour 108 still feels very much like a playful, freestyle-oriented ski. When making hop turns in no-fall terrain, I prefer a stronger, straighter ski that’s less inclined to bend and want to carve across the fall line. I was very close to sticking with the Line Vision 108 and Fritschi Tecton combo, but there are a few drawbacks to that setup that I think are minimized with the Wildcat Tour 108 + ATK Raider 12 combo.įirst, the main reasons I don’t love using the Vision 108 for steep lines in the spring are (1) its fairly tight sidecut radius and (2) its fairly soft flex pattern. If you had to choose a single brand from which to build your 3-ski quiver, which company would you pick?įor this 3-ski quiver, I think I’ll consolidate my mid-winter and spring touring skis into a single setup. What skis do you imagine have the greatest likelihood of making your list, if and when you get to ski them, or get to ski them more? What skis were the most difficult to leave off your list? Which currently available skis would you pick for your own 3-ski quiver, and why? Four Questionsįor each of our reviewers, we asked them to answer the following questions: More Ski-Quiver Helpįor more general suggestions - as opposed to what we personally would pick - check out our 20/21 Buyer’s Guide.Īnd if you’d like to get our recommendations for assembling your own ski quiver, then become a Blister Member, send us a note, and we’ll remove the guesswork. As always, we’re interested to hear what you’d pick for your own 3-ski quiver, so let us know in the Comments section at the bottom. So our selections below should not be viewed as our answer to the question, “What are the best skis out there?” Instead, these are our personal picks, and our rationale for why we’d choose them. It all depends very much on where you ski and how you ski. To be clear, there is no single perfect quiver for everyone. So below you’ll see some of their picks for 3-ski quivers, which we recently updated with additions from several additional reviewers. We recently published several of our reviewers’ selections for both 5-ski and 4-ski quivers and now we’re once again asking them to cut those down, this time to three skis.

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