I'm not very knowledgeable here either, but I've never let that stop me from offering opinions. Ski should be longitudinally softer, but there are still powder skis that have good torsional stiffness. In Peter's reviews, look for skis that still have good carving numbers. Are you planning on bringing the entire quiver with you on trips West, or does the second ski need to be a one-ski quiver for the trips. If you have your Speeds, then you can go even wider for the second ski. (like what Ron and Gary now have instead of 84-100).
I would add Fischer Vision Vapor for Terryl, and suggest mid-70's to mid-80's waist for her. The Head Great One might be a great ski for her. Peter's reviews say female version of the 76, but it looks more to me like a female version of the iM78. In fact, she might just like the iM78. You should also factor in the ego factor, and make sure that she is on something that won't go as fast or float as well as your pair. It's called handicapping the race.
The Mythic Rider is an excellent ski and there is a lot to be said for demoing and knowing that you liked it. I think Svend should be in the mid-80's to mid-90's range. Gary, what would you say to a Fischer Watea 94 for Svend? At your size, I would assume that you want the longest ski the manufacturer makes in that model (low to mid 180's probably unless you go really wide).
Ron may be able to hook you up with some Icelantics when end of year gets closer. Lynn says the graphics are the most beautiful she's seen, and that is probably all that Terryl needs to hear.
Trade-off. Do you want to buy the quiver, or do you just want to know ahead of time that if it snows a lot you are going to rent/demo. You can demo a lot of days for the price of a new/used pair and not have to lug two pair through airports and what not. And the selection of wide skis for demo is currently pretty broad because of the market hype.
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