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Hey @@mca80 You are going to love your Rabb!
You will use it with both your boots (all three?) depending upon conditions.
I really hope you get some snow, I’m waiting for your reports on the new Rabb

Not gonna use em this year, worst winter on record.

@m@mca80
Well- I am not farmiliar with what your local "powder" snow is like-
but, it is probably fair to assume that it is "drier" and less dense than mine is...

It would seem that the other BC skiers in your locale have moved to at least ~100mm skis for truly deep powder snow.
V6 (or V6 BC).
You need one!

@lilcliffy, most of the time, when lake effect snow, it is very dry and light, especially compared to the northeast. If storms come from another direction it can be wet and heavy. Typically Jan-Feb rarely if ever gets above Swix Blue Extra which keeps the snow of good quality, but more recently this hasn't been the case--too warm. Last year there was no scenario where I would have called it 30-40cm of perfect snow (maybe 15-20 max of good snow on top of consolidated/crust/ice/etc, but also last year there was a lot of wet and heavy snow too). Ergo 100mm waist with leathers would not have been a smart choice. But the year prior it would have been feasible numerous days. Will try out the Rabb next season (unless there is a sudden change and we start getting dumped on this spring) and go from there, assuming no sweet deals on wide short skis show up. Thanks for all your help.