Jim, thanks for your kind words. Everyone is so nice here.
I actually have to give lots of the credit on these skis to my friend Rad Rab who got the bug before me while he was looking for the perfect powder ski. He did a lot of work reserching reverse camber skis and he came to the conclusion that DP was designing and producing the best skis. After doing some of the same reserach and reading lots of reviews, commenatray and after talking pretty extensively with the guys at DP, I have come to the same conclusion. I believe that they have taken what Volant started and improved on it (and I'm not sure that K2 has with the Pontoon). I think the biggest improvement is the carbon fiber sandwich construction which immediatley makes this ski torsionally stiffer and lighter than any of the reverse camber skis being made.
As for the cambered center, I don't know if this is the case. It could be, but I didn't ask alot of questions about hard snow performance. All reverse camber skis are going to be funky on hrad snow. They do say that one can put these on edge because there is actually sidecut (if you want to call 1mm sidecut!!). Still if you pressure the tips beacuse the camber is the opposite of a regular ski, the ski will attempt to trun the other way (which does not sound like fun).
For me the bottome line is that these skis are made for pow, and I am resigened to enduring what I need to do to get to the lift.
As for why I chose the Lotus, this is their purest powder ski and the one that they think will revolutionize the industry. When I realized that I was sold on the idea of owning a reverse camber ski, and I was resigned to it being for highly specialized use, picking the full bore Lotus 138 was a decision that was simple. As well, this is the ski that the guys at DP rave about, and it is their permier powder ski.
I can't wait for a big dump so I can come back with a review. JB.
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