Marcus Caston does not know how to ski easy.

Though the two lines would seem to be close siblings, Blizzard is quick to note that the Rustler is distinctly different from its predecessors.Ī few quick specs: The Rustler 10 is available in waist widths of 102mm (at 180cm length) and 104mm (at 188cm), while the Rustler 11 comes in at 112mm (in a 180cm), 114mm (at 188cm), and 116mm (at 192cm). So there’s that.)īut the Gunsmoke-as well as the Peacemaker-is no more, as Blizzard has removed it to focus on a new series of skis called the Rustler. (Side note: Pat and Tats happen to be really really good skiers. It was fun to throw them sideways and it was excellent in soft snow, but I had a hard time driving the ski in less than stellar conditions, like there wasn’t enough oomph fore and aft of the binding, even in a 186cm length. Alas, I thought the Gunsmoke was little too schmeery for my taste. One only had to ski around with Pat Sewell and Chris Tatsuno to agree that, damn, that ski looked like fun.Ĭheck out POWDER’s “Skis of the Year” from the 2017 Buyer’s Guide. The ski fit the bill as a surfy and playful powder ski with generous pop. That was unsurprising when it first came out in 2012-13: 114mm underfoot, twin tip, lightweight wood core with metal just below the binding, slight camber and generous rocker in the tip and tail.

Over the past few years at Powder Week, our annual ski test-slash-party-slash-oh-my-god-I-can’t-feel-my-face celebration, the Blizzard Gunsmoke always emerged as one of the most popular skis. Marquee Photo: The new Rustler 11 is right at home on aggressive steep lines, such as the Little Chute off of Mount Baldy, at Alta, Utah.

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