i was in a comp and all the judges were snowboarders. they didnt know anything about skiing. They put a skiboarder in my group and then they scored him better than me. i was pissed off.
1973 dodge challenger. i drive around terrorizing all of the little four banger rice cars. no one can beat that car. it is the most perfect piece of automotive engineering ever constructed.
When k2 moved production to china it enabled them to control the quality of production better. so their skis are actually better and stronger now than they were when they were made here in the states.