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Philpug: Thin is in, and Blizzard is aware of the trend by offering a narrower Brahma (and Black Pearl) in an 82mm width. Sure you say, Phil, didn’t Blizzard offer the 78mm Latigo and Cheyenne (later to be called Black Pearl 78)? Well, yes, but even though the Latigo had a following here, Google search was not its friend; just try to search it and see how many times "Latino" comes up. Blizzard did not do its homework.
Enough history, the new Brahma 82 definitely has a good hard-snow feel and will match up well against this category's reference ski, the Head Monster 83. The Brahma 82 skis surprisingly long: where I would normally ski the 88 in a 180, I preferred the 82 in the shorter 173 for its intended purpose as a hard-snow ski.
Enough history, the new Brahma 82 definitely has a good hard-snow feel and will match up well against this category's reference ski, the Head Monster 83. The Brahma 82 skis surprisingly long: where I would normally ski the 88 in a 180, I preferred the 82 in the shorter 173 for its intended purpose as a hard-snow ski.
Insider tip: For 2022 Blizzard added the TrueBlend construction which scales the dimensions and construction to create a similar skiing experience no matter what size you are on.
- Awards
- Who is it for?
- This is a strong ski and skis powerfully, so it needs a qualified driver; those who have binding loyalties and do not want a system binding.
- Who is it not for?
- Those who thought the Latigo was the bull’s balls; this is a different animal.
- Skier ability
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- Advanced
- Expert
- Ski category
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- Frontside
- All Mountain
- Ski attributes
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- Groomers
- Moguls
- Trees
- Segment
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- Men
Specifications
- Available sizes
- 166, 173, 180, 187
- Dimensions
- 121-82-105
- Radius
- 17m@173cm
- Rocker profile
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- Camber with tip and tail rocker
- Size Scaling
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- Construction
- Dimensions
- Construction design
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- New graphics
- Binding options
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- Flat