Holy moly JB...rocker skis "promote and encourage poor technique"....wow...that one knocked me off my chair..didn't see that coming. I so disagree with you on that. I've skied rockered skis for the last 3 years and use them when pow is boot high and above or sooner if it's nasty cement crud. My technique is the same on those as is on my Kastle 78 BUT...I can get away with more on the rockered AS THE CONDITIONS MAY REQUIRE...scarving, carving, slithering, you know..the tools we talked about that may be required to ski 3 dimensional snow. The ski is a tool...it's the driver that either has or has not the skills to maximize it's capability.
I have a similar Liam story to report around my wife who has been to Harb and Clendenin schools of ski.. She also skis the Kastle 78 but at 106lbs...gets great float. However in Jackson last season the new 12" of snow was particularly heavy and she was working so hard, wearing herself out and at times skiing on the edge of control (saftey factor here). I rented her a pair of Salomon Heaven and Hells at 99 underfoot and she danced all afternoon in the heavy wet cement and had so much more confidence and "felt safer".
As far as where new gear is going, I for one have enjoyed the changes and knowing I'm adaptable, will continue to enjoy whatever new gear comes down the pike or heck....just keep skiing what I got.
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