Ideal ski width for Stevens?

newkid900

newkid900

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Hi everyone. I'm currently looking at the Mindbender 99. I'm debating if I should be on the 99 or the 108. Especially since I will be riding at Stevens next year. Anybody have any thoughts on this. I am really looking for a daily driver that can perform well in all conditons.
 
I ski a 100 at Stevens, so a 99 should be fine. Anywhere from 100-110 is what I would call a "daily driver," but it really depends on which part of the mountain you want the ski to excel on. Which lifts do you lap usually?
 
14012439:bread_bird said:
I ski a 100 at Stevens, so a 99 should be fine. Anywhere from 100-110 is what I would call a "daily driver," but it really depends on which part of the mountain you want the ski to excel on. Which lifts do you lap usually?
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I really don't know to be honest. I grew up skiing at Mission but really haven't been skiing in the past few years. Stevens is a new mountain for me. My first day back on snow was this past Saturday and I slayed Mission. I did a decent amount of hiking to Windy Ridge and Microwave. I also rode the Bomber chutes. Bowl 5 and backside Castle were pure crud.
 
14012445:newkid900 said:
I really don't know to be honest. I grew up skiing at Mission but really haven't been skiing in the past few years. Stevens is a new mountain for me. My first day back on snow was this past Saturday and I slayed Mission. I did a decent amount of hiking to Windy Ridge and Microwave. I also rode the Bomber chutes. Bowl 5 and backside Castle were pure crud.
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Gotcha. Seems like you were in a similar position as I was at the beginning of this season. I wasn't sure what I was going to be skiing, but was deciding between 100 and 110. Went with the 100, and haven't regretted the extra bit of maneuverability it gives me, even if I sink a bit more on landings or when I ski fluffy snow.

My take is you should go with the 99, unless you think you will be going big or are super confident about next year's snowfall.
 
14012446:bread_bird said:
Gotcha. Seems like you were in a similar position as I was at the beginning of this season. I wasn't sure what I was going to be skiing, but was deciding between 100 and 110. Went with the 100, and haven't regretted the extra bit of maneuverability it gives me, even if I sink a bit more on landings or when I ski fluffy snow.

My take is you should go with the 99, unless you think you will be going big or are super confident about next year's snowfall.
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I'm never confident about snowpack from season to season.
 
Find some K2 Extreme 205s and mount marker dukes on then. This setup will solve all your problems
 
108 is twin tipped-ish, the 99 isn't. i'd personally get the 108 cause i like skiing backwards and more float for deeper days, but not everyone is comfortable on a wider ski on hard days.
 
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