Well gang....getting quite a broad slice of emotional and financial opinions..
What I was trying to express is the point JB stated....new skis can make a difference.
IF you are aware of what is happening below the ankles, sometimes a bit wider, floatier, turnier, softer, more snappy, can all bring a new element of performace to skiing.
Maybe that something out there may not be the magic bullet or cure all...but it may certainly make your performance on snow a bit more fluid, easier, more fun, even with your current ski skills.
Much depends on the individuals mindset....I can work with a drill with and power cord or a cordless drill...they both will do the job...but I may recognize benefits of one over the other....you may not....It may depend on how many holes you have to drill. I guess some of us do it because the pretty shoes just make us feel prettier?

....some of us really do get something out of it...a little more, a little faster, a little smoother and at the end of the day.....pretty shoes or sweet skis...it's just gotta make ya smile even longer and bigger.?

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Best, G