Rid in good speed and with a lot of pressure in hard April-morning slopes (read re-frozen) in Trysil without the skis dropping or "winding down", I never thought that these skis would cope. Īfter completing step four (last step in front of the ski instructor) and really gotta know it with a sharp turn, I can say that I was really overwhelmed by how amazingly skilled these skis are. As such, fans of the ski will get all the same benefits and a great new look. Built with power, precision, quickness, and fun in mind, the Rustler 9 remains unchanged except for graphics for this year. If you are looking for a really sharp and complete freeride ski for the whole mountain and all kind of snow then Rustler 11 is a given winner if you have enough days of snowy snow to defend the width, otherwise I would have logged in on Rustler 10. The 2021 Blizzard Rustler 9 skis with bindings remains one of the most versatile setups on the mountain today.
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It is clear that it is always possible to find a skid that is more charger and stands stool for more and is able to keep more cuts in piste and it is always possible to find a ski with more play and popping in.īut to be honest for a while for what it's like skiers, I think there are very few people who will actually be able to drive this ski to its limit, regardless of full spit or full popping and play. Recommended Binding: Marker Griffon 13 ID. Then there has been a mixture of "poppy" and "island" driving in mixed conditions, as well as full carving in piste (where I finally managed to get the ski to its limit). The Rustler 9 is the one-ski quiver for the progressive all-mountain freeride skier. After lots of fresh snow overnight in Hemsedal, full load carving wings in a mix of pistons and soft puckles in Såhaug is the hard game fun !! completely insane fun :-) As a reference, it is mentioned that my Völkl RTM 84 did not fix this. Super cool driving down the Sakka forest in Japanese snowy snow, giving surprisingly good flow and pop. It delivers a combination of playfulness, security and charger I've never been to before. Once I had asked for the motorbike, I had a really fun skirt under my feet :-) would say that Jarle's statement "A more soaring shot and play skid, or a very playful ice skating, depending on how you look at it." describes the ski very well :-)Īfter driving the skis a bit more, Japow in Hakuba, as well as new & old snow and piste in Tignes and Hemsedal, I can only emphasize that this is a very competent freeride ski that probably met so much in the middle of a dot that it almost becomes " boring " -) misunderstand me right! The Rustler 9 with its softer, rockered tips and tails make light work of slashing features and getting in the air.
when I got over it and laid the skis on the edge and pressed a sharp turn, it initially felt like skiing dropped out at the back. Experienced at first the skis were less stable at the back, felt almost like getting a little backweight on skating. The first impression was that the skis really differed from my Katana and my MTN Lab 95, which I have done the most recently, similar to my Magic J so it took a while to change. Maybe a bit like skim milk, what's the strength of the skis is also its weakness. Bi-directional carbon fiber in the tip and tail areas stabilizes the tip and tail areas."A soaring shot and play skid, or a very playful ice skate, depending on how you look at it." Carbon fiber in the tip and tail stabilizes the rocker profile reducing vibration. Carbon Flipcore DRT: Strategically placed carbon increases the stability and predictability creating a smoother, calmer ride.Tip-Tail Rocker: The rounded shapes, the structured topfoils and the blend of materials used, are designed with durability in mind.Construction: Sandwich Compound Sidewall (Ti), Carbon Flipcore, TrueFlex Technology.From sending spicy lines to transitioning through variable terrain, the Rustler 9 is a do-it-all master in the freeride category. The smooth rocker-camber-rocker profile make it responsive and stable, yet super playful in softer snow and on any type of terrain. Construction: Sandwich Compound Sidewall (Ti), Carbon Flipcore, TrueFlex Technology.
The longer the ski, the wider the waist which gives ambitious freeriders and freeride athletes more control and float, even on steep terrain. The smooth rocker-camber-rocker profile make it responsive and stable, yet super playful in softer snow and on any type of terrain. It’s founded on two signature concepts: Carbon Flipcore D.R.T Technology and an innovative waist design. The narrowest of the Rustler series, the Rustler 9 is a freeride ski that doesn’t require a big powder day to do its job.