When we say a Big Mountain ski “behaves like a carver,” we mean that even though its wide dimensions favor powder, it still works best at the high speeds and edge angles that the hourglass-waisted carving clan requires.  In a field of smear sticks that regard carving as a quaint obsession for the old-fashioned, the Monster 108 stands out as an iconoclast that isn’t afraid to admit it likes to ride a high edge.

“Once at speed you forget about it’s width,” alleges Zach from Footloose, one of several testers who noted that the Monster 108 likes its turns served hot. Winks from Cal Ski Co didn’t object to its long-turn disposition, calling the Monster 108 a “heavy, powerful, stable destroyer.  Skied it in the perfect Tahoe cement and it plowed everything in front of it; no matter how thick or heavy, it busted it up for me.”  If you’re willing to surrender some short turn agility for crud-crushing capacity, the Monster 108 is up your alley.