I shop a lot to find the best all-mountain tele ski for the east coast (Québec) and I stop my reseach on the Gonzo 170 cm mount with BMF-R. Verdict : these ski are just perfect !!! They want to go fast, they turn on a dime, charge to crust, make's you better in moguls/bumps, ... you push it, and they want more. Bonus, they handle powder surprisingly well, more than I expected. Bishop, you nailed it !

Amazing skiing feeling, great grip on goomed slopes both for sharp and wide turns; but also amazing skiability on off piste powder. Highly recommended with the BMF binginds for a smooth ride!

This company and the people and now that I got my product are all awesome!! From the support team that walked me through what would be best for me. The shipping was fast and everything was well detailed down to the hand written letter telling me go fill these skis with premium was great to see all the detail they put in. It sure shows in their product but if you come from the old school like I did don't even ride the springs they come with get the soft springs right away you will love the setup!!

So glad that I bought 170 Gonzos. They turn as fast as I want them to in bumps, they're stable in shallow windpacked chop and during high speed runouts back to the lift, and they edge really well in crusty spots. I have 6 or so resort days on them here in Colorado, mostly packed powder conditions, and I like them more each day I'm on them. I haven't yet skiied deeper powder, deep chop or crud, or heavy snow, but I anticipate that I'll also like them in those conditions.

I've had innumerable tele setups, starting in the late 70's with 3-pin tall narrow, non-edged skis and below-the-ankle Alfa leather boots. I've liked some setups better than others. I have to say that I had as many inner smiles/giggles on the Gonzos a couple days ago as I can remember ever having while skiing (disclaimer - I'm pushing 70 and I don't remember what I had for lunch yesterday).

I don't say it lightly, but I love these Gonzos.

This is a better ski than Bishop thinks. It's described as an all mountain ski, and good as a quiver of 1 for east coast hardpack, but I've found it better than described. I'm a Colorado skier, but learned on the east coast as a kid. 60+ years skiing, and 25+ on tele skis. 95% now on telemark skis. I ski at Winter Park/Mary Jane and Powderhorn regularly. I've skied the Gonzo (170 with Outlaw X) in bumps and it excels there: easy to rotate, adept at slicing around bumps as needed, and forgiving in the tips when I point them into a sharp mogul by mistake. That twin tip design really helps in the bumps. I've skied them on late day groomed runs (when things get pretty scrapy), and found that downhill ski and edge easily able to hold on without skidding out, though a bit later in the turn than a more shaped ski. But once it got there, it was bombproof. My powder days have been limited to 6" storms, but found the Gonzos were easy to ski in Colorado's pretty dry snow. In super deep or manky conditions I might prefer a slightly longer ski, but that's for another day. Were $$ no object, I'd buy one of each, thank you very much.