The Blizzard Hustle 10 skis are an amazing choice for advanced and expert skiers who are looking for Rustler-like performance and shaping but in a lighter weight. By sticking to a known quantity, the shaping and profiling that we know and love from the Rustler skis, the Hustle 10 brings its own technology to the forefront—allowing skiers who love to rip around the whole mountain with an emphasis on soft snow and playful skiing. There’s certainly a touring option with this ski as well, as it’s squarely in the middle of Blizzard’s “Backcountry” section of skis. You can really put any type of binding on this ski, from a burly alpine binding to a lightweight pin tech one. Weighing right around 1750 grams per ski in the 180 cm length, it has that touring capability, providing uphill efficiency while remaining stout and solid on the downhill. From a downhill perspective, the TrueBlend Freeride wood core allows the Blizzard engineers the ability to layer stringers of beech, poplar, and paulownia wood in a strategic manner to create a freeride effect. Still grippy and energetic underfoot, the Hustle 10 is a pretty darn good carver that has unexpected power and energy. Carbon DRT laminate adds grip and pop to the underfoot zone while allowing the tips and tails to be fun and playful.