realskiers

........ For a traditional design, the more sidecut the more the ski bends.

So is that the reason JBotti was referencing soft snow skis with lots of sidecut, that it is an approximation of the flex of the ski??
I am very satisfied with my Fischer Muanga's (and also like the Ski Logik Rave's that I demoed at Jeannie Thoren's shop), was mostly just curious from a conceptual point of view as far as the difference in turns in soft vs hard.  Clearly, both are tipping of bent skis (or the alternative of twisting a flatter ski), but wanted to make sure my understanding of the forces that cause the ski to bend was correct. With modern materials, would indicate that you could also have a wide but still soft flexing ski or a narrow but still pretty stiff ski???

Interestingly, the Muanga is MUCH softer than the Rave, but I liked the two almost equally (maybe the Rave slightly more on the groomed). A paradox?