Atomic Blog vs 4frnt Turbo/Coreupt Slasher/ON3P Jeffrey

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widluk

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Hey eveyone, this is my first post on the site. I joined because I haven't been able to get the advice I want elsewhere and this seems like a great forum.

I'm looking for my OSQ for the next few seasons and could use some insight. I have my choices narrowed down to the above skis after doing some research on my own. I'm a 6' 4" 200 lb advanced skier. I make about 3 trips to CO per year and spend most of my time in powder, trees, steeps, with an occasional mogul or terrain park lap. Looking for something that can handle my size but is still agile and lively. I also ski a few times a year in my home state of MN so it would be nice to have something I can use there too, but that is much less important to me than mountain west sidecountry type skiing performance. Any recommendations on which of the above skis might be the best choice?
 
The blog will feel like a toy to you. Not really a good ski for heavier riders IMO. I owned one and it felt like it wanted to fold up on me.

If I didn't have Caylors I would be on the Jeffery lots of days.
 
Really? Dang, I was kinda leaning toward the Blogs based on the advice I got from one of the live chat experts at backcountry.com. I'm assuming the new Bacons would be too soft for me as well? Any advice on the remaining choices? I live in the midwest but ski in the west so unfortunately I won't be able to demo any skis and I really hope I can make the right choice.
 
Without getting on these and demoing them, it is kinda going to be a buy and hope you like it situation. Jeffrey's would be a solid choice for someone your size, and I guarantee I'll put a perfect base structure on them for you.
 
At your weight, I would go with on3p. The Jeffery is a bit stiffer than the other options, and would feel more stable. Plus on3p is super legit
 
Thanks for the input everyone. I'm leaning pretty hard toward the Jeffreys right now. The Turbos seem to have a little longer turn radius than I want, the Blogs sound too soft, and I just haven't been able to find much on the Slashers, plus it seems like Coreupt's construction has been questionable. I actually did look at the PB&J's as well as the Armada TST's. Both are very tempting options and seem super versatile. In the end though, I feel like I might need something a little wider to get enough float on the deep days at my size. I also looked at a few things that are bigger too like the JJ's, but I guess I don't want to go too big since I would still like to be able to do some moguls occasionally.
 
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