Best BC Ski for Randonee

It's August  , and BC ski conditions are waning  >, so here it goes.  I've gone from short to longer, then to wider and stiffer skis. To date, I've bought only Atomic skis and mostly Fritschi Diamir bindings. 

I like my 177CM Atomic R:EX's with Fritschi Diamir III bindings, but while they are performers, they're a little heavy compared to my previous R:9's for example.  But the 170CM R:9's were almost too light and although they performed well in powder, they were very challenging to ski in crud.  I have a pair of Atomic 173 Teledaddy's, but they are a bit to specialized (and they are for sale).

Bindings aside, and from a Randonee POV, any opinions of a "best" all around BC ski?

My 2 cents worth.

G3 Reverends- If you ski crud, which we do most of the time up here, this is a great ski but heavy for touring.
However the weight is IMO worth it. Many of my pals give me a hard time because my set up is so heavy but when the conditions turn to heavy snow or pow, then then give me a hard time for having a fatty that makes it easier. I love my Reverends

I think you need at least two skis for the PNW. A heavy crud /powder ski with freeride bindings and a big boot for winter and a spring touring ski such as the G3 Baron or Ticket with lightweight bindings(Dynafit) and lightweight boots for corn and long spring/summer tours.

Good luck ,you are going to get many opinions, all of them valid! It aslo depends if you are a turn farmer or a tourer.

i think the Atomic REX, TMEX, Kongur, etc is hard to beat as an all-around ski. 
I agree with Scotsman though about needing a quiver of at least two ski types....although my Kongurs would be a fine ski to use under all conditions, I picked up a pair of Black Diamond Verdicts last spring and I was amazed how a 99mm wide waist can even make calf deep spring glop entertaining to ski.

.....if you want to cut weight and keep the same performance of your skis, get some dynafits     (sorry, i know you're just asking about skis, not bindings, but that'll cut a couple pounds off any rig)

What Pete A said, both in reference to the R:EX and the choice of bindings. Until recently, I had R:EX's in 181 and 177, and they rocked. Solid, stable, versatile - plus ubiquitous and easy to find cheap online.

The 181's had Fritschi Freerides on them and were mostly lift-served skis; the 177's had Dynafits and were acceptably light for most any winter use, IMO.

The R:EX and variants sure seems like the frontrunner in the popularity contest. I got myself some 2 years ago and am sure liking them. For something that isn't even an intentional randonee ski, it seems like a great all around tool. Getting a true R:EX in good shape might start getting harder now, with 2005 being the last run of them.

Like Scotsman says I too have basically the winter kit (R:EX, FreeRide) and the spring/summer kit (Shuksan, TLT), that approach sure seems to make sense. Plus a rock kit (Hexcels, 404s). Last winters abundance of big dump days inspired me to start a powder kit too (HeliDaddy, no bindings yet).

As far as saving weight on skis, I often hear from people that bought deliberately light skis like the Joos that they can definitely tell they are giving something up in the performance. Just switching to Dynafits if you are concerned about the weight seems like the big savings.

I love my K2 Shuksans...good all around ski, although not stable on boilerplate (but then what is?).