It's early June and you are doing ski reviews! I love you guys. Never stop!

Thanks, Jeff and Bob!

Great video guys. Just to let you know, your video makes me choose my setups more than our local skishop. 🇸🇪

Love love love those rustler 10s

It’s valid they acted that way with y’all as this ski screams west backcountry pow and hike to resort ski. Perfect combo for an all mountain skier with the heart of a touring enthusiast

I tried them the other day and they were really really fun!

Great review! I was wondering if there was any way, probably for 2023 season at this point, to use reference skis for the reviews. So, for instance, when you compare how well they carve we'd have a consistent ski to compare all of your reviews to.

Man talk about timing. I was thinking of getting a Hustle 10 with a Shift or Duke PT to use as my skin up the resort for the first run of the day and ride the chair the rest of the day ski. Also use it for trips out to Alta where it would be a perfect daily driver. I use to live in SLC and have dedicated BC set up with lightweight ski/ bindings/ boot. Great for long BC tours that we did 3 days a week but not so great on typical resort runs here in New England. I agree with your assessment. I have the Rustler 9 which is one of my favorite skis so the Hustle 10 will be a natural fit for the application I need. Here in New England some of my friends are switching out their skis after our skin up especially on those really firm days. This is the best set up to have a do it all ski binding. If I didn’t already have a Rustler 9 I would go with the Hustle 9 for New England application especially in the resort. It’s easier to push up hill!

The way you guys talked about this ski reminded me of how the black crows camox skis

Interesting conversation. It's pretty clear that manufacturers are aiming to make products for the casual or occasional tourer, the person who might like to get away from the resort from time to time but doesn't want to pay for an entire second setup. (Or, just wants to look like they tour when standing in the lift line!) On the ski side, Volkl Blaze, Enforcer Unlimited, Kore, Line Vision, Bent 100, new K2 Dispatch series and now the Hustle all sort of fit that category. Lighter, less metal, less damp and stable, but still capable in the resort if you don't mind the feel of a quicker, more reactive ski.

Thank you for that thoughtful review of the Hustles and for the discussion of this trend in the industry. I love the concept of the shift or duke bindings for skis with these characteristics, but I have reliability/durability concerns. Clearly what these bindings do is complex and the weight tradeoffs are real, and having had these out in the wild now, perhaps there are some parts that could be refined. Is there any talk of revisions to their designs?

Austrian Alps - 187cm 70kg. Bought the Hustle 10s in 180 this year mounted with a Dynafit Rotation binding to replace my old Sky 7s, use a Scarpa 4-Quattro SL boot. Use it 50/50 resort/easy tours. Definitely challenges my skiing more than my Sky7s which is what I was looking for, makes soft snow really fun, more challenging when it gets tight, general resort skiing is great though moguls are more challenging. Overall loving it but due to the type of winter we've had this year wishing I'd gone with a narrower (weight isn't an issue) touring ski due to hard narrow /steep/off-camber skin tracks and then paired it with a resort specific ski. Looking forward to having an opportunity to ski in better conditions sometime... :-)

Love you guys valuable resource when researching skis to buy. How do you compare the Hustle 10 with Atomic BC 100? Performance in crud and carving? Thanks

Hi, loved this review and honest conversation over a great ski. I'm really about to pull the triggere on the hustle 10 for this winter. Would like some advice from you in terms of sizing for my case. I'll ski the canadian rockies in BC this winter, but my home base is in the Swiss alps. I'm an advanced skier, will use this for 70% in bounds 30% out of bounds, considering a lot of sidecountry (lift accessed and not). I'm 183cm, 80kg, advanced skier Scarpa Maestrale is my boot and i'm thinking of the Fritschi Tecton for the Hustle, but I can't decide between the 188cm and 180cm, what you guys think for the versatile setup i'm after? Worth mentioning that I also have a set of "big" skis, Black Diamond Helio 186cm 116 underfoot. Thanks and keep it up!

Carbon poppy skis are clearly a new thing. I can see young kids, who might grow up skiing on them,, ten years from now creating a new free-skiing-style style. I've mentioned in a previous post, about my experience skiing my ladies Rossi Hero Carbons, and how it made me feel like Marcel Hirscher popping out of turns. Your thoughts about this Hustle Ten, just make me believe, more and more, that this poppy skiing style is coming. We went from long straight metal skies to shorter shaped metal skis - looks like carbon poppy skis might be next.

I’ve watched a TON of your videos the past few months and this is the best by far. Just the honest conversation was spot on, and comments like “ski a ski like you want to, don’t let the categorization deter you” is fantastic. Great stuff guys!

I know this is an older thread but just bought these.. you guys are the best. Do you know if there is a pre cut skin for these or would you have a recommendation on skins ?

So I'd always had directional skis with lots of camber until getting a Line Vision 108. Really like surfing these skis in deep but have an issue with not having stiff enough tails and having to be waaaay up on the edges on harder snow. Am thinking about a Volie Manti as a trade off between a stiffer tailed directional ski that I like and one with a little shorter effective length and with tip and tail rocker that I seem to also like. Don't know if you're familiar with either the Vision or Manti but does the Hustler efffectivly split the difference between a charger and the twin tip softer ski with little camber, short running length, and tip/tail rocker? Unfortunatly where I live demos are impossible to come by so everything is a guess.

Awesome review! I am currently trying to decide if I should go for this years hustle 10 or last years rustle 10. Found some great deals on booth! I don’t tour and mostly ski resort enjoying both on and of piste riding but leaning more towards the softer and looser snow compared to the hardpacked piste. I’m 181cm 165lbs. Any other recommendations?

Hey guys, you're doing amazing work, and boy it seems like a lot of work. Keep it up! I'm 5'10" 170lbs, 43, been skiing here in CA (and some in Dolomites and Rockies) since I was knee high. I ski fast and hard because it's the only way I really know how. I also like to get myself into sticky situations in the trees and the occasional double black. I'm super into mountain biking, so I'm pretty sure this "new" backcountry deal is for me (up earns your down) and so I'm planning a couple trips this year to start my journey there. Looking for a one ski quiver for 70% resort and 30% touring. I want a ski that can rip the groomers with carving perfection, play/maneuver in the trees, can handle fresh pow out West. Will likely screw in some Duke PTs. Here's where I'm looking: Blizzard Hustle 104 (1,800g@180cm, 17.5m sidecut) Nordica Enforcer 104 Unlimited (1,700g@179cm, 17.5m sidecut) Head Kore 105 (1725g@177cm, 16.5m sidecut) Elan Ripstick 106 (1,830g@180cm, 18.1m sidecut) All of these seem light and wide enough on paper. Any thoughts on where I can find the best light performer that will be fun for touring too? Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the videos!! How would you say they ski lengthwise? Did you experience them short? I am 183cm 82kg and usually mount bindings ca 2cm forward. Consider myself to be an advanced skier and wondering if the 188 would be a better choise than the 180? The Enforcer 104 186 is under my radar as well, want to do some parklaps with my kids som light touring and some gs turns.

Thanks for thoughts and experiences with the Hustle 10. Its what I´d thought that maybe this ski could provide - so its great to get that confirmed. Which length would the tallest of you guys prefer 180 or 188? Thanks

Hey guys! Quick questioning regarding the width. I am currently on a soul 7 (106) and looking to upgrade this off-season and was wondering if you think I’ll notice a big difference in width between those and the hustle 10s since they are only 102. I would be looking to get the 180 length. Thanks!

How does the Hustle 9 compare to the Elan Ripstick 96 (and the 96 Black Edition) in terms of inbounds performance?

Morning Gents, I have a pair of Rustler 9s and was considering a pair of Rustlers 10s to complement the 9s, would like to keep the weight down so would the Hustle 10 still complement the Rustler 9? Thanks Neil

Wondering about the length for these - I am 177cm tall and not sure to go with the 172cm for better touring manoeuvrability or the 180 for stability. Based in Munich so lot of tight European trees and back down snowy access roads. Have the Atomic Backland 100 in 180cm (with a Shift) but for some reason these just feel a bit too long. I miss my poppy Soul7s. Any thoughts?

a new option for the growing resurgence of Telemark skiers.

How does the Hustle 10 at around 185 cm compare to Salomon QST 106 x 188 or Head Kore 99 x 178? Specifically turning radius and energy and tail grab coming out of a turn and surfy?

Whats the best ski for me: I want a double tip, rocker, really light ski, 75-84, 155-170, I ski the mountain, but look for the trails and small bumps, no black diamond and no downhill fast, I like to ski the mountain, side to side. Thanks.

Hi! How does the Hustle 10 compare to the Atomic Bent 100 in powder and trees?

How would you say compares to a ripstick?

Blizzard is always a stable ski