The Blizzard Cochise 106 skis remains one of the burliest and most stable skis on the market, allowing advanced and expert skiers the ability to confidently tackle any hill, mountain, or slope on the planet, and do so with speed, direction, and magnitude. Skiers who value stability over all else will certainly gravitate to the Cochise 106. It’s wide enough to get some serious float through the fresh, but the weight of the ski keeps it from being nimble or agile, unless it’s on the feet of a very skilled pilot. These are the skis that are used in Freeride World Tour applications, and by Blizzard’s highest levels of athletes. Built with a wood core and two sheets of metal, the Cochise 106 even puts in another sheet underfoot just to really seal the deal. In the185, we’re looking at a 24-meter turn radius and an over 2300 grams per ski weight. This means, quite simply, that the skis love to go straight and fast, while delivering almost no vibrations or stability issues. The amount of taper in the ski is width-appropriate, allowing the ski to plane up and rise over the fresh snow, but it doesn’t make the ski any turnier like more tapered powder skis tend to do. If you are the type of skier that is aiming to make the Freeride World Tour, or just likes to charge on big lines at top end speeds, then the Blizzard Cochise 106 Skis are for you.