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skiP.E.I.well lighter skis are easier to spin and carry if you're hiking. Heavier is never good but in general it means the skis are more durable, although there are lots of skis that are light and very durable. Higher tips and tails are better for skiing powder and obviously are less likely to dig into the snow, although in groomed conditions neither will really dig in unless you really try to make them. lower tips and tails mean less material in the ski, making them a little lighter. Other than that, imo, higher tips are better. Flexier skis are good for buttering around, jibbing, and often have a lot of pop. I think they are also better for powder usually, but they will deflect and get thrown around easier in choppy snow and won't hold an edge as well on groomers/icy conditions. Stiffer skis are usually more stable at high speeds, big jump landings and half pipe, and carve better than softer skis on groomed snow.
Dustin.Light skis are so much more fun. My 188 JP vs Juliens are lighter than my dad's 174 Public Enemys. They feel like a park ski but they shred in pow and crud, even groomers really. The high tip is always an advantage. It guides the ski up in deep stuff and doesn't really have a disadvantage.
animatorGonna have to disagree, anyone who has skied the Hellbent or the 1st gen. black crows Nocta knows that while they are much more difficult to spin around and carry while you're hiking, the extra weight gives much power when skiing in variable conditions like hard crud. A lighter ski gets tossed around too much and the weight from a heavy ski helps you keep pointed straight.
animatorGonna have to disagree, anyone who has skied the Hellbent or the 1st gen. black crows Nocta knows that while they are much more difficult to spin around and carry while you're hiking, the extra weight gives much power when skiing in variable conditions like hard crud. A lighter ski gets tossed around too much and the weight from a heavy ski helps you keep pointed straight.
