That's my thought Bush....though for clarification, I ski similar to terrain as you, but I doubt I ski it anything like you do
I'm just a strong intermediate with a taste for East Coast off piste skiing-who finds himself chasing more talented, younger rippers through the real terrain.
On trail powder or open slope powder, the RnR is fine, but so are a set of slalom skis. IN True glades with deep powder, skis like the RnR augur in too much and restrict movement, and that restriction can be more than just nettlesome, it's down right dangerous. I tried to follow my friend Green Trails down a deep snow tree run on the RnR's, while he was on a pair of Bluehouse Maestro's (a big rockered ski), he floated through it and I flipped over and got turtled in a mini tree well. I immediately went and got my Howitzers, and made him ski that trail again with me, and we both floated down it with aplomb.
The RnR is a great Crud and softer bump ski, solid as a rock on the groomers, and a great patrol ski as the tail is very forgiving and easy to run sleds with it. I imagine it'd be nice on real steeps on a big mountain. And As long as your powder preferences are out in the wide open, it'd be a fine powder ski as well. For Powder and deep crud tree skiing-you'll want something wider.
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