Message #18478

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Lower level? Really? That's not the impression I have of that ski.  When I flexed it in a shop recently, it seemed to be a lot stiffer than the previous Progressor 8.  Probably quite a bit of power in that ski.  Gary's son, who is an excellent skier and a big lad (~6'2", 240ish, I'm guessing), skis the 800 in a 175, and doesn't overpower it (and he does not ski slowly or lazily).

Light underfoot? Yes.  Agile? Yes.  Intermediate level? I don't think so.  Seems like the RS review of that ski is way off.  There is probably a lot more performance in there than the review would indicate.

But the bottom line is that you like them.  The Progressors are fun skis, all of them.  Lot's of life and spark at slower speeds, but great smoothness and stability when you open them up.