lal_truckee wrote:
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:


But I don't want a ski that will perform optimally in all conditions
... I
want a ski that will perform decently in most. I don't know if that's
enough
of a concession to be realistic, though.


Here's a video that shows why you don't need edges, or even bases, on a
powder ski - look at the about half way point in the video (first half
is somebody tobogganing.)

http://jacksonhole.com/movies/012702.html

Gawd I love his expression when he pauses for air...

Har,
I have this wonderful picture that I got from Mikey's website which
shows a skier in front of a snowboarder (tobogganer). The tobogganer is
way up on top of the snow and the skier can basically be seen because of
his snorkel.
VtSkier