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Yeah I've skied the atris a few times over the last few years and really enjoyed em. Have only really used them on days when we were skiing mainly powder or out of bounds but the times I have skiied them on the piste they have been pretty decent on piste, just slow but that's what you get when you ski a 108 underfoot fatty on groomers. For me, my Atris are for off piste only. Will use piste skis for the piste.
I skiied the Blizzard Quattro RS in tignes last year when the snow was shit so we were confined to the pistes and they were so much fun. Super stiff and seriously fast. Like skiing on rails. I want a pair despite them being pricey but can't find them anywhere in my size.
I think it's all about a two ski quiver although the ideal is to have a third all mountain like a mantra which is for skiing in bounds and allows you to pop off the side of the pistes while still being able to go hard on piste
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Have a pair of mantras which are totally bombproof and ski like a fat GS ski, they are unreal at holding an edge at speed, with pretty much zero chatter. Pretty good for all over the hill but they were frustrating in powder as you really had to work to keep the tips up, despite the width and a really slight tip rocker. So the atris were my solution for going fatter and floatier, but still being able to rip up all over the hill. Was a family trip last year (with two year old) so never really got to test them out as much as I'd have liked but for a few wee hikes and some freshies, they were superb.
Quite liked them on piste but a different vibe to the mantras. They feel like they can stop on a dime, totally precise edging, you really have to drive them as well (don't know if its my style or just the skis, but this feels totally natural on them), while the atris are nowhere near as directional. Was fun to be back popping off features a bit more though.