As a transition plan, demoing different skis for 4 straight days ($220) may be a wiser move than buying a pair of skis (even at end of season prices) that you wind up not liking.? When midwif was demoing at Steamboat before Christmas, she really liked the first pair of skis she was on (a K2) but it only took her 1 run to decide that she didn't like the second (a Nordica).? She liked the third pair of skis so much (Fischer Vision) that she demoed again the next day just so she could ski the Fischer's all day.? She has some more on her list to demo, but it's easy to save more than the demo cost by waiting until the end of the season (or watching e-Bay) once you find something you like.?
Also, this demo shop was actually on the mountain at the top of the Gondola, so that made it much easier to swap skis without much hassle.? If you find a ski you like, most shops will actually apply the demo fees to the purchase price of a new pair of skis (may be limited if the skis are already marked down, but worth checking).
Many of us don't demo because we aren't sure of our ability to feel a difference.? We may not be able to write a good ski review for others, but we can still tell what we don't like, especially when comparing a couple of pairs in a short period of time.
Try to find someone that has some Dynastars and the Head Magnum to demo as well.
NOTE:? One of the things that Peter posts all the time.? With the advent of shaped skis, there is a lot of difference in the feel of the same ski in different lengths, sometimes more different than skis of different brands in the same length.
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