Clarification. Midwif's fall was NOT on a groomed slope, it was in between two groomed slopes while desperately seeking a bit of the "tree skiing" experience. 12" of snow wasn't enough to cover all of the "ground clutter".
At this point, my goal from last year seems very
prescient (how's that for word use Lynn?). I wanted both of us to have interchangeable bindings so that we could take 2 pair of skis with one pair of bindings. For my 80 year old back, two pair
with bindings seems overbearing but minus one pair of bindings makes a huge difference (and makes it much easier to load the sport tube). Somebody needs to introduce carbon fiber bindings and cut some weight.
Needless to say, I was very happy to have my Supershape Magnum's along in December. But very much to your point about the ski mindset, the Frisco ski shop guy that was mounting the PowerRail's looked at my 72 mm SuperShapes and said, "what are these, your racing skis?"
Overall, I agree that most ski discussion has been following the hype -- but the hype has also been usable due to the early and large snowfall.
In my case, I think ski discussion selection has been about filling in a gap. I've been very satisfied with my SuperShapes for several years -- and my focus has been on complimenting that with something wide that I loved as much. I haven't been paying as much attention to narrow skis because I wasn't in that market.
Lynn was certainly faced with a paucity of information and options last spring when she
was looking to replace her Every Thangs with an East Coast versatile ski with a waist less than 70. She compromised on the Progessor's at 72mm waist, and bought last year's because this years model was growing to 74mm.
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