Seems some consternation about the changes to the Monster line. From what I see, the new shape looks pretty Renoun'ish, and we do have some idea how that works. Yes, I think the 15-16' and 16'-17' Monster 88's are perhaps some of the best 88mm skis ever made... for me. Unfortunately, the market isn't me. Every year, I've watched them languish on the wall until sale season, and even then, they were a hard sell. I have no idea why. In a similar vein, Blizzard IMHO made one of the best big skis ever thought about when they introduced version 1 of the Bodacious, It didn't sell either. Even on sale. But it was good enough even after all the hand wringing redesigns to bring it back this season... and many shops didn't even order it. We could start a thread on great gear that just didn't sell, but manufactures have to see the money or die. I'm looking at the new Monster picts and since they had to change, I'm hoping they are in fact 'Renoun'ish. Will I like them better than the 15-16/16-17 Monsters? I don't know, but I'm confident they'll be very good, just different, Monsters. FWIW, we can't sell the Kastle MX 89 either. No idea why other than the cost. In the end it's pretty clear what many of here personally prefer can't sustain a company. I do wonder though why limited number of pairs of a particular design can't be produced on prepaid demand. If there's not money upfront, even great skis won't sell a la the MX 98 after it's reintroduction. Kastle probably still has some in the warehouse, and no manufacture can afford that to happen for long. End of late night insomnia ramble..., back to sleep.
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