Replying to The answer to ALL of your problems...

Just go demo the shit.

Then you'll know for sure if the skis you want to buy are the right kind/size/shape/style/color/length/width/etc...

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't buy a car w/o taking it for a spin, so why drop hundreds of $$ on skis you've never even tried?

So that's my one brilliant thought for the year. Now that I've solved all of your problems I'm going to go back to being a slobbering idiot for a while.