realskiers

If you want to be a better all around skier keep what you have and work your short turns on nice groomers days but buy something else.

The saying on here 76mm "should be good up to 12 inches of snow" even assuming that snow is perfect low density snow is IMO complete hogwash.

When I returned to skiing, my first shaped ski was similar to what Byron bought. At that time it was considered "all mountain" and semi-perfect for powder skiing. I learned what it was and, also, what it was not. Changed skis many times since, but, I'd still take that ski out in a minimal powder day - and smile. There is a whole history of people who skied skinny skis in powder, and, just smiled all day long.

To this day, I dislike skiing a wide ski. Yeah, I'm a groomer skier at the southern edge of eastern skiing, but, why put up some oversized, overweight, under-responsive board when a narrow ski just does everything so much easier. Why fight a ski on every turn when there is no fresh pow? Your skills and midset are far different, not much middle ground to discuss. Not attempting to tell you what to do, actually, I respect what you do and where you ski. All I can testify to is that on minor powder days, I see a whole bunch of people skiing narrow skies and just slaying it. Sure, they ski on blue groomers, but, who cares? I did demo a really fat ski on some pow in Jackson Hole. Might have as well turned up a $50 dollar bill and burned it.

Byron will find his own way. He may make mistakes along the way, will probably change skis like most of us have done, will probably find that there is not magic in any one ski in all conditions. That's part of the game we call skiing. But, someplace along the way, he'll find it's a lot more about your skills and dedication that it is about the ski you happen to be on.