#BLIZZARD RUSTLER 9 FULL#

(If you look at the skis, you can see that the titanal extends farthest down the ski on the Rustler 9, and is a bit shorter on the Rustler 10 & 11.)įor reference, below are some of our measured weights (per ski in grams) for a few notable skis. The Rustlers all incorporate a partial sheet of titanal, and the wider the ski, the less titanal is used. This is likely due to the construction differences between the skis. Like the Rustler 10 and 11, the Rustler 9 is fairly light for its size.īut compared to other skis in its class, the Rustler 9 isn’t as comparatively light as the Rustler 10 & 11.

#BLIZZARD RUSTLER 9 FULL#

So we’ll be experimenting with the Rustler 9 as we put together our full review to see how it handles a variety of turn shapes and speeds. Interestingly, we did not feel like the Rustler 11 (21 m radius for the 188 cm) exhibited any of the same behavior, and we found it to be comfortable making all sorts of turn shapes. While we don’t put much stock in stated sidecut radius numbers, it’s worth touching on the Rustler 9’s sidecut radius (17 m for the 180 cm) because of our experience with the Rustler 10.Įven after a detune, the Rustler 10 (19 m radius for the 188 cm) felt pretty limited to small- and medium-radius turns, and felt fairly hooky when trying to make big turns at high speeds.

Both skis have pretty round flex patterns that smoothly transition from fairly soft tips and tails (though they aren’t noodly) to a strong midsection.Ĭompared to the Blizzard Brahma and Bonafide, the Rustler 9 is slightly softer in the tips / shovels, and more noticeably softer in the tails. The flex pattern of the 180 cm Rustler 9 feels extremely similar to that of the 188 cm Rustler 10. Here’s how we’d characterize the flex pattern of the Rustler 9: 40 mm), but the Rustler 9 still has significantly more tail rocker and tail splay compared to more traditional all-mountain skis like the Blizzard Bonafide or Nordica Enforcer 93. The tail of the Rustler 9 is less splayed out than the Rustler 10 (30 mm vs. On the other end, the Rustler 9 has considerably shallower rocker lines and a bit less tip and tail splay, which makes sense given that it is a narrower ski and needs to be a bit more firm-snow oriented.Ĭompared to other skis in this class, however, the Rustler 9 has pretty deep tip and tail rocker lines, and a lot of tip splay. So, how does the Rustler 9 compare to its wider siblings, and where does it fit in to the category of ~95mm-underfoot all-mountain skis?Īll of the Rustler’s have similar-looking rocker profiles, with the widest Rustler 11 having the deepest rocker lines and the most tip and tail splay. Meanwhile, the Rustler 11 feels like more of a big-mountain ski that we could push quite hard given its fairly low weight. The Rustler 10 is a playful, poppy all-mountain ski that excelled at more moderate speeds and while making smaller turns. We’ve really enjoyed our time on both the Rustler 10 and 11, though for slightly different reasons. For the 18/19 season, Blizzard has expanded their men’s and women’s freeride lines, adding the narrower Rustler 9 and Sheeva 9 to complement the current Rustler 10 & 11 and Sheeva 10 & 11.

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