That's a perfect setup. No worries about kids in the park, its definitely not a park ski, way too narrow, Jim, we all joke about the fashion thing, but, not macthing or having all the same or similar colors is the cool thing. So no worries. There is still the "old skier" standby of a TNF black/blue black/red jacket and black pants so don't worry! The ski is a new type of ski, its dims and performance envelope take the old Metron concept to a new level. This ski builds on the success of the sandwich SS's, 82's and 88's. Its a perfect addition to the lineup for race-bred performance with off-piste performance. If I had to guess, its probably going to be rated next season as the "perfect" one-quiver ski with a slight nod to the groomed. Gary had sent me a blurp on it where was decribed as a "freeski", I don't understand that but I do see it as a super versitile inbounds tool. Yes, I would say that all of the Head sandwich skis are in the same vein but I wouldn't say they are "wide supershapes", each has similar traits but unlike manyother ski manufacturer's, aach has its own purpose and use. Once again, I see Head leading the pack. They now have a great lineup of sandwich skis and a great lineup of cap skis. Sandwich are more on-piste, caps, better for off-piste. Where's the snow?