I do like a wider ski but I had to jack up one side of the trailer ski runs to overlap and get both sleds in the trailer. There are other pricier performance skis out there such as Curves that can also improve performance. I still have them as a spare set and wouldn't hesitate to run with them but not as high performance as the Mohawks. Tried many different setup tweaks with the Tuner and CAT skis. You can get by on the CAT skis OK, but I never felt save with the Tuners, just couldn't hold in loose snow. Do you need the Mohawks? I'd say they are great if you are pushing it and want more control over stock on the trails. Deeper snow there's not comparison between the stock and Mohawk skis.

Also the Mohawks flex over bumps in turns much more than either stock ski and provide better control and confidence. The improvement is mostly noted in control in turns with mixed loose and icy conditions. The Mohawk skis again are a great improvement. The 137' track (Viper 129) and full studs (viper up the middle) make the CAT a pretty decent runner in 6-10' snow. I was so impressed with the Viper handling with the Mohawks I put them on the CAT 9000 4stroke Turbo and got the same improvement as the Viper. Now the only downside on the viper is the 1.25 paddles don't hook up that great in deep snow so that's the drawback. The mix capability works on trails where you hit icy corners and loose snow pockets where they handle both very well. The Mohawks are capable of off trail 7' wide as well as flexible which makes them great on trail even on icy corners. You could run hard and still steer in loose and deep snow even a bit off trail (legal spots). We tried a lot of setups and the CAT darted but once the tow was set correctly the CAT skis were pretty good.Īt the beginning of last year we put Mohawks on the Viper and first run were up in the UP with 14' of snow falling over a couple days. Once the snow got loose the tuners were really bad and anything deep they really failed. The Cat Turbo with the CAT 5' skis was pretty good and certainly better than the Tuners which only worked with 6' carbides on harder trails.

The Viper skis were never very good especially with the cheapo oem 4' carbides.

2014 arctic cat zr 7000 ski runners