Message #16310

[beastieboy]

Hopefully I'll live long enough to regret saying this, but...  when I get to the point that all I want to do is carve on groomers, I'll probably quit skiing.  From the tree skiing I've done, skinny skis can be downright scary in the wrong circumstances where you break through a couple layers of crust for example.  There are far better tools for some conditions than carvers.  Carvers certainly have their place.  Fat skis with rocker are probably not the best for bumps.  There are tools for many conditions.  Why not use them?

Also, in the end, if some equipment makes skiing easier so that more people do it, it leads to a healthier industry that we all benefit from.  Hakuna Mattatta.

Just my newbie $0.02.

John