Some bad news for Canadian Moment fans.
We've lost our free shipping. It now costs 68 USD for 2 day shipping. 50 USD for 4-6 day.
We've lost our free shipping. It now costs 68 USD for 2 day shipping. 50 USD for 4-6 day.
I once met in a lift line a national bump ski coach sponsored by Moment skis, and also by another, bigger ski brand.Just pulled the trigger on some Wildcat 101's to go with my Deathwish . figure those 2 will cover pretty much everything i run into in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
keeping my Chetler 100's around for early and late season duties and the Hojis for BC duties.
Deathwish have moved up to my favorite skis of all time and trust me living in Utah i have had a ton of skis! they destroy everything.
Think I am sold on a pair. Question is - do I go for 184 or 190? Magma lady or wait to see where the spaceman goes this Fall? When I dropped off the demos, they said that the Wildcat will remain unchanged for next season sans graphics.
Does the original WC give up much to the 108 in its versatility at slower speeds, on piste, shorter turns? The 190 WC is 118 and the radius up there..
Wildcat 118 is a great powder ski that can still be skied the day or two after a storm while the 108 is fun any day with soft snow and would still be very good in new snow. Very similar feel with both of them.
So I did well to pre-order the Wildcat 118 in 190 instead of 184 then? I mean, what is the point of shorter skis for powder when I do not go into trees anyway, right?
My only doubt is perhaps the 118 will be redundant as the 108 in 190 are expected to be phenomenal in powder...we'll see...
Haha, man, counting the days till the next season, this is gonna be one slooow summer/fall....
Btw-Blister did a review on the Moment Chipotle Banana and fiddled with mount point a bit. Similar mount point to the Wildcat 108/116/118 and similar shape(less sidecut and wider underfoot) and the skier was a more traditional skier who likes to drive the ski. He found -1cm to -1.5cm was “the sweet spot” for him and that -2cm started to feel a bit too traditional and not as fun.
So that’s the range I’d recommend for your Wildcats too then as it sounds like -2cm is passed the balance point a bit.
Mine are still not mounted and wont be mounted until next season, so it gives me months and months to agonize over the mounting point.
At this point when standing on them it seems to me -1 will be most fun. -2 is too close to that YUGE tail rocker and feels....a bit unbalanced, but then again what do I know about these things...we'll see...
I can confirm, the Wildcat 101's rip! I've gotten a few days at Snowbird on them now. They handle all conditions really well. Great edge hold on firm morning groomers.
spring slush piles no problem. another great ski by Moment. Easy transition going from the Deathwish.. they ski very similarly .
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The changed the construction last year and this year is just a graphic change. Buy the 190cm from ski burger overall I prefer last year’s graphic but that’s personal and would not prevent me from buying one. I am curious to read the first review on the Deathwish 104.Looks great!
The 190 Wildcats come in a little heavier again this year, closer to 2300g/ski! They are creeping their way back to the Bibby weight, and I like that a lot.