Possibly. That and a good re-tuning would likely make them less catchy in the bumps. My experience with rental shop tunes is less than stellar. A couple of minutes with a gummi stone might have changed my mind on that. And yes, you are right, a longer length would have been ace -- more stable and measured in their handling.
But, all-in-all, that was my only gripe with the skis. Otherwise they were great. More fun than my Mythics; more versatile than the Peaks and my Mythics; solid enough to hold a 220 lb guy on a steep cruddy run; smooth and quiet at speed. Impressive.
In my opinion, they are a significant improvement on the former Sultan/Legend 85, whose niche they seem to have filled. More stable and solid feeling, but without much of a weight penalty or being any more demanding. They are as easy to pilot as the Sultans, but a notch higher in performance.
Interestingly, they don't seem to be getting much attention in the North American press, although the Europeans seem pretty keen on them. Kind of a sleeper ski on this side of the pond, it seems.
Well worth checking out for anyone in the market for a ski of this type.
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