I’m 5’8 165 lbs. Aggressive skier. I got the 177 because I live in Vermont and ski narrow trails and tight trees. Out west I’d have got the 184.
What makes the Mindbenders so special is that you can ski them hard(engaging the fronts) and they preform amazing but if you want to chill out in the center of the ski they don’t punish you. Easy to smear and slarve around. I’ve skied them in pretty much every condition at this point and have no complaints. Just plain fun.
If it’s over a foot of pow I usually grab the mindbender 108 as it’s obviously wider but also more rocker and less sidecut.
What makes the Mindbenders so special is that you can ski them hard(engaging the fronts) and they preform amazing but if you want to chill out in the center of the ski they don’t punish you. Easy to smear and slarve around. I’ve skied them in pretty much every condition at this point and have no complaints. Just plain fun.
If it’s over a foot of pow I usually grab the mindbender 108 as it’s obviously wider but also more rocker and less sidecut.