108MM Sir Francis Bacon Replacement?

[soupcan]

Hey gang Looking to retire my bacons at the end of the season since they are coming close to the end of their life. I have been eye banging some marksmans and maybe devastators as a replacement but I'm not sure I would be able to bend either of those skis like the bacon and if they are a relatively similar swing weight etc. Yea I know K108's should probably be on the list but at $1000 Cad they are about double what I am looking to pay. Any other respectably priced fun buttery skis you can think of would be greatly appreciated.

Stats

5'7

165ish and dropping

aggressive all mountain skier in B.C.

Buttery and Slower smaller spin sorta style.

 

[WoFIowz]

From the reviews it sounds like the ARV 106 are the closest thing to the old bacons

 

[freeskibum82]

any reason not to get the 104mm bacons? I love mine.

 

[K-Dot.]

Arv 106 sounds perfect

Also Apostle 106 sounds up your alley, they have an incredibly light swing weight

 

[soupcan]

Thanks for the recommendations I totally forgot about the arv106 when I made this thread it seems like a solid replacement!

any reason not to get the 104mm bacons? I love mine.

to my understanding they are a bit more meaty than the old bacons in terms of flex and a little less of that surfy feel. I’ll look into them a bit more but it wasn’t something that I figured was a direct replacement.