Speaking as a heavy weight (Clyde) I don't find the Brahma to be that burly, although it is often described as just that. For a burly ski, try the defunct Salomon XDrive 88. I have never skied a newish Monster 88, just an old Monster 78 with the crazy graphics on them. The old Monster seemed very damp to me.
I have a 2019 Brahma 88 in 187cm. It skis very long, but I like the ski a lot. It carves pretty well, and pivots pretty well. It can change its ski style on the fly, which makes it versatile. My buddy doesn't like the 2019 Brahma, which he owns, but does like the 2016 version, which I have skied and think its more like a recent Head Monster ski. More carve oriented and less pivoty.
I also have a CT 1.0 which I am still working out the tune issues. Finally had it ground, which really helped the ski a lot. I am still sorting out the CT and don't really have a good read on how I would characterize it yet. I will say I like it a lot in moguls now, and it is quite torsionally stiff and has very good edge grip. I just hand tuned the tips to sharpen up till the contact point, which I hope will get more tip engagement happening for me. Overall the CT 1.0 is a very good ski and I have high hopes for when I get it dialed for me. I am thinking about shimming the toe piece on my binding to get some weight off the tips of the ski.
I have a 2019 Brahma 88 in 187cm. It skis very long, but I like the ski a lot. It carves pretty well, and pivots pretty well. It can change its ski style on the fly, which makes it versatile. My buddy doesn't like the 2019 Brahma, which he owns, but does like the 2016 version, which I have skied and think its more like a recent Head Monster ski. More carve oriented and less pivoty.
I also have a CT 1.0 which I am still working out the tune issues. Finally had it ground, which really helped the ski a lot. I am still sorting out the CT and don't really have a good read on how I would characterize it yet. I will say I like it a lot in moguls now, and it is quite torsionally stiff and has very good edge grip. I just hand tuned the tips to sharpen up till the contact point, which I hope will get more tip engagement happening for me. Overall the CT 1.0 is a very good ski and I have high hopes for when I get it dialed for me. I am thinking about shimming the toe piece on my binding to get some weight off the tips of the ski.