Gesh...I've tried to be good...I purchased the JJ's this season and loved them in the powder and brokend snow...great fun and quick ski...sweet.
Alice purchased the Kastle MX78's last year and sings their praises every time she's out on them...loves them for sure in all conditions. Although in the shin to knee high pow we had yesterday I convinced her to demo a pair of Atomic Heaven & Hell, 99mm underfoot and she had a blast, floating in pow and broken snow all day. SHe found she could relax much more on the fatter ski in those conditions.
Ok...so Ron said "try my MX 78's" ...he said he honestly can enjoy skiing groomers again..he found them? quick, solid in broken snow and bumps and I said "nah...I'm ok on my Progessor P8's"...he kept insiisting, I kept saying "nah..I'm ok."..
Welll....my weakness to try new gear gave into the taunthing and temptation...I tried his MX78's in the 175 length...and wow...
Not let me explain the "wow"....on groomed snow, turn for turn...I feel both skis are darn right equal.
Now here's the but: when it's broken snow, crud and even some pow...there's no question about it the MX78's rule...crowned king...no doubt.? So just to be sure I rented a piair in the 168 length mounted with the Marker Griffon binding, no plate and was blown away how much smoother they wore in the conditions above....light years smoother. I even skied them in shin high to knee high pow and such a great 2 footed platform......could not manage the P8's in those conditions nearly as well.? I'm sure it has to due with the constrution but also, it was 78 underfoot with a turning radius of 16 mm....which I know turns tighter than that because of a progressive sidecut.
Bottom line...with 2 skis in my quivver, the MX78 now loaded in my ski tube for safe travel home, provides a greater span of on snow versatility than did the P8's given where, what and how I ski.
Gesh....I'd like to say I'm done but as my skiing evolution both in gear and ski skills grows, the purchase maybe initially painful....but to me, it's all worth it in the end. Now...I've got skis to sell....
Best,
G