JB,
Sorry I don't get the 9/11 connection.
Between the Freeride Pros in ski films and the intermediates, there is also a host experts and strong intermediates who like to play on their skis. And those guys and gals might just find something appealing in all the new designs out there. And that's where I disagree, you make it sound as if only Sage and low intermediate skier can benefit, enjoy and grow on they newer designs. I think you willfully over look a pretty big segment in between that is buying and enjoying those skis. And maybe it prohibits them from pursuing Harald's interpretation of the world cup technical standard, but it doesn't make them suck at skiing.
And you touched on something that is also the heart of the matter...are the Crist Brother deteriorating or evolving? Surely they are in a better place than you to know. Guys who ski at that level don't 'forget ' how to ski-especially since they still ski for a living. Is what they're doing in that video (which I remember seeing on the PMTS forum) less aesthetically pleasing than a 'stivot'?
Funny thing is, I'm not really against you here--for the most part, I work on PMTS style turns in most situations. I do the drills, I like carving skis for most situations. But like I said, the guys I ski with aren't film stars and they aren't low level intermediates, they get a lot out of the newer designs. No need to lament the fact that guys like that don't want to ski like Harald (I don't think they know who Sage is either, honestly...and I'm a long time Dominique Perret fan-never gets his due that guy!).
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