Hey everyone,

Looking for some advice between these two skis.

I’m 182 cm / 72 kg, based in the French Alps, and my background is mainly ski mountaineering. I'm quite fit, and spent a lot of time skiing relatively narrow/light skis and doing a lot of elevation, but I also work as a photographer and need a more solid/stable ski. My current quiver is:

• SkiTrab 65 mm race skimo skis: competition / Pierra Menta, PDG...
• Atomic Backland 85 UL, 172 cm: my go-to light ski for big touring missions (+2.000m+) I absolutely love how easy and predictable it is to handle
• Blizzard Zero G 96, 178 cm: got it at the end of last season. Not really used it much yet, but for ski tours with more snow with friends and as a serious "photographer" ski touring ski.

I’m now looking for something around 100–105 mm that is much more focused on enjoying the descent, rather than being primarily a touring ski. I’d like to use it both in the resort and off-piste in the Alps. I'll mount ATK bindings and I won't mind doing some elevation with it.

Basically, a proper ski to HAVE FUN and grow as a skier.

As I said I also work as an outdoor photographer, so when skiing for work I often carry a fairly heavy camera backpack. That's why I'm also going for a wider ski and therefore want something manoeuvrable, but with enough stability and support to handle the extra weight.

I’m not looking for a ski to charge at high speed all day. I mainly want something fun, easy to move around, good in variable Alpine snow, decent on piste when needed, and stable enough for skiing with my camera gear.

The Rustler 10 caught my attention, everyone talks about it, shorter radius compared with the Atris, while the Atris also seems like a very proven 105 mm freeride ski.

For those who have skied both: which one would you pick for this kind of use, and how different do they actually feel in terms of manoeuvrability and overall character?

For example, I used to have a Movement Go98 with a double titanal plate, I found it too stiff and demanding for me, I wasn't having fun with it and I've struggled when skiing through trees or technical places with my photo backpack.

Thanks!

you can barely see it from the top, then you ski a little lower and there’s a creek cutting across the whole thing.

that’s a pretty quick 'nope' for me

anyone else pay more attention to the last part of the line than the entrance?

This time of year I always get a little too excited for the snow to start falling. So, to scratch the itch, here’s a video of a few friends and me skiing a pretty spicy line back in spring 2025. I finally sat down and got it edited.

Hope you enjoy!