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Hey there, I’ve been looking into getting a new pair of planks for the 2027 season. And I’m in between two (totally different) pairs and wanted to get some feedback and/or experience to help me decide.

I’m in between the 1000 Skis All Mountains and the Moment Deathwish 104s.

A little context: 5’11”, 185lbs, advanced skier, mainly Midwest based but take multiple trips out to Utah/Co/Montana/Cali/etc each year. Mainly free ride and all mountain, groomers, side hits, trees, off-piste, but my park days are behind me.

Right now I ride K2 Mindbender 90s (2022s), I like em but I feel like I found the four corners and want something fresh (and a little wider when I go out west) They lack personality and just aren’t as fun as other skis I’ve tried. More technically-speaking, I find the turn radius to be a bit shallow, they’re chattery at higher speeds, and not a very poppy ski. Great Midwest workhorse pair, but again, just kinda boring and flat.

I rode my buddies Bent 100s for a few laps and found those to be fun, but quite heavy, mushy, and tiring to get some good turns on. Rode my other buddies Armada Strangers which were also fun but I didn’t spend enough time on ‘em to develop a full opinion.

I’ve narrowed it down to these two skis because of extensive reviews and research I’ve done and they both seem to fit my criteria but with totally different personalities. Looking for experience mainly! But open to switching it up all together. Unfortunately my local hills don’t really do demos so I’d be purchasing either of these pairs blind (which I know can be tricky, but I’ve had decent luck in the past doing that, I.e. with my mind benders).

Cheers,

Some of you probably saw my other post in here, but I’m deciding between a few pairs on the Moment main line, the CTs, DWs, and WCs.

I’m and advanced skier, 5’11” 185lbs, mainly based in the Midwest but want something that’ll also function well out west. (I make a trip to Cali, Utah, and Co once a year)

I was first looking into the DW104s, but am now Leaning towards the WC 98s due to a few comments on my other post and some more research I’ve done. I want something playful and agile but something that can also charge and can cut through hard pack/crud. Basically a well-rounded all mountain one ski quiver. I’m mainly doing on/off piste, some backcountry, side hits, groomers, trees, etc. but my park days are behind me.

Been on K2 mindbenders since 2022 and I’m ready for an upgrade as I’m kinda bored with the mindbenders and I’m a vastly better skier than I was 5 seasons ago.

Any experience on the WCs (or any others that I’ve listed) would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers

Who else is very intrigued by the Wildcat 98? Anyone buy it yet? The rocker lines appear to be substantially lowered as compared to other skis in the line, and the added side cut makes me think it would carve pretty sweet turns. For Moment skis, I've only ever skied the Countach (104 and 110) series and the Meridian 107, but really like all of them. I don't expect it to charge like a Countach, but it doesn't have to. With the super tight trees in the northeast, I really need something maneuverable and this would likely fit the bill.