Eric, I may not get out till X-mas to try them. If I think of it I will let you know how I like them though. I stopped at MC Sporting goods on the way home from work yesterday just for yucks. In college I, worked
at a specialty ski shop mounting and tuning skis, so I used to get top end skis for cheap from the reps. MC typically carries low end skis but occasionally they will have an occasional advanced/expert ski. The ones I got were leftovers from the 03/04 season and were the only pair. They got into the stores computer system and said no other MC's at least within our area had any more of these so I snatched them up!
I had to laugh when I asked the rapper looking salesperson what he knew about them! Eventually their ski tech came out and said he could not believe the low price and that they were the best ski that they carried two years prior.
Many of the other skis I have been researching, are typically rated as awesome EXCEPT for moguls. I actually found some reviews on the web that claimed these shaped skis do "pretty good" in the bumps. I have been told that the new style slalom skis totally SUCK for bumps. Back in the day, that is all I ever used for bumps, so this is all definitely new to me. I skied nothing but bumps when I was younger and I truly love a fast hard run smashing the tops, but the muscles in my thighs, @ss and back, ache horribly if I spend too much time in them anymore!
I do know that the occasional helicopter will be much easier with these shorter skis (I always have to attempt a couple to prove to my teen daughters that I am not quite an old fart yet!).
TimT, I have never been to Stowe but heard it is awesome. I have skied Killington (Bear Claw run?) VT, Vail CO, Copper CO(my favorite), Breckenridge CO, Holiday Valley NY, both Boynes MI(the mountain usually has bumps, the highlands does not) and some other small places in southern Michigan. Nowadays, we usually do a family and friend trip to Holiday Valley along with a few trips to the small southern Michigan places each year. Someday I hope to have the time and money to start going out west again on a regular basis.
