After putting in another 4 days on the Pulse on everything from icy groomers to soft chop and small moguls I can provide some additional comparison info against my other skis. I have found that the Pulse is still probably one of the more "ballsy" skis I've ever owned. It's unflappable almost to a fault - it makes me push things to a higher level that I wouldn't try with some of my other skis. A 170cm ski without any metal shouldn't be as smooth and silky feeling on the snow as the Pulse is. However, in comparison to the Head Chip 78, Stockli Rotor 76, or Scott Neo, I find the Pulse to be a much more demanding ski. Skis that strongly reward good movements and correct input also can be the same skis that punish poor movements and mistakes. I've found that I need to be much more on top of the Pulse and maintain that higher degree of focus at all times. I'm thinking that it's really not an intermediate-friendly ski. I find this trait really peculiar due to my observations when hand flexing the ski and looking at its construction I would have been hard pressed to say that it skis the way it actually does. This of course supports the "demo, demo, demo" mantra.
I'm interested in seeing what LivingProof's thoughts are on his pair.
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