Wow, when I was reading your post I was thinking of an 88mm waisted ski. I just looked up the Bluehouse Mastro and it is a no camber, rockered tip and tail ski that is 118mm underfoot. I guess everyone can have a different definition of versatile. To me this is a very one dimensional ski. It is designed for powder and 3 d conditions. Rockered tip and tail can help in powder and maybe in some chowder, but the tips just defelct in chop, bumps and on hard snow. The tails wash out almost immediately when you have them on edge. With no camber these skis will not carve all that well on groomed terrain. In my opinion they will be a handful in bumps that have hardened some and they may be OK in soft bumps (but definitely not my first choice).
As a powder specific ski, this may be a good choice (but not what I look for in a powder ski, but that is a different discussion). As a 1 ski quiver (which is what I thought you are looking for based on your post) I think this ski leaves a lot to be desired.
IN my opinion a good one ski quiver for Mammoth and Utah would be 85-95mm underfoot, maybe some slight or minimal tip rocker, no rocker in the tail and traditional camber underfoot. There are a whole host of skis that fit this bill but before going there give us some feedback and let me know if we are even close to being on the same page.
I ski in the sierras regularly and also in the rockies regularly. Nice float is great for the sierras where the snow can be heavy. But it all gets skied out so fast. In the crud and chop I like more traditional skis and design. But others here may feel somewhat differently.
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Hope that helps some.
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