Phil I think your comments may be correct for many of the new rocker skis. Having said this, expectations are important. No ski with any kind of rocker or even with zero camber will ever preform well on hard snow as the physics prevent t. I read a review by Dawgcatching of the Salomon Czar where he pretyy much trashed the hard snoiw capabilities of the ski. If you look at the original reverse/reverse skis specifically the Spatulas, they are just terrible on anything hard or packed down. Even the next generation of reverse/reverse skis (like the DP Lotus 138, the Armada ARG and the Praxis Powder) are still rough getting to the lift line. The new generation is trying to prduce a ski that you can ski all day on a pwder day at a resort and have fun with it even when you are on a packed down groomer on the way to the lift. These will always be powder specific skis, but they are trying to find a balance between excellent soft snow flaot and capabilities and acceptable performance on some hard to harder surfaces.
Interestingly, if you ask the real powder hounds at Squaw who ride on reverse/reverse skis on all powder days, they will tell you that the hard snow abaility of these skis is not that bad!!! I find it bordering on dangerous.
Again expectations will have much to do with people's impressions. If someone is looking for a do everything skis, that floats like a buuterfly on the pow and stings like a bee on the groomers, they have set themsleves up for dsiappointment.
If howver, they are like me and looking for a pow specific ski that will give super flaot in deep snow and improved groomer performance to the reverse/reverse skis, then they might start getting as exciited as I am!!
I do think everyone should demo some of these skis and then decide from there.
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