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Philpug: Blizzard is bringing back a type of ski that it hasn’t offered in a while, a hard-charging ski that skiers actually want to ski. Sorry, the Quattro series never left any skier thinking, ”I want to take another run.” That is not the case with the Thunderbird R15 WB (Wide Body). These skis are rewarding, have a personality, and want to rip. The WB does add a bit of versatility over the regular 70mm R15, and for all but a few skiers, those extra few mm are not noticed. Note also, the R15 WB is not juuust a wide R15, it is completely different mold with different lengths offered.
Copied from the R15... Blizzard brings a lot of technology into the new Thunderbirds with its Trueblend wood core along with carbon fiber with its Active Carbon Armor, which, for those of us that have been around for a while goes back to the old G-Power skis.
Insider tip: Don’t let the 2 mm (yes, you read that correctly, TWO) of tip rocker lull you into thinking that these are off-piste powder skis: they are honest-to-badness hard-snow chargers.
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- Who is it for?
- Skiers who just don’t want to give the 98.64% attention demanded by the regular R15.
- Who is it not for?
- Weak skiers of weak mind: this ski expects input.
- Skier ability
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- Expert
- Ski category
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- Frontside
- Ski attributes
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- Groomers
- Segment
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- Men
- Women
Specifications
- Available sizes
- 158, 166, 174, 182
- Dimensions
- 126-76-107
- Radius
- 15m@174cm
- Rocker profile
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- Camber with tip rocker
- Size Scaling
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- Construction
- Dimensions
- Construction design
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- All new
- Binding options
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- System
