No, they're not the same as the chronics only wider. They're actually the same ski as last years pro models (Pollard, Skogen) I have Some Skogens from last year and they're sick. They're very stiff and great for all mtn. I recommend them.
I brought my invaders to get mounted this past weekend at the tune-up shop at Mt. Snow. He only charged me $25 to mount them and wax them. What makes it better is that I gave him my Rossi bindings without the lifters so he had to grind down the screws to the right length.
yea, the jumps were real crappy. I didn't really like the angled box or that triangle box/jump thing either. It was pretty good though for the 1st weekend.
nah, the reactors don't suck, they're just a little too heavy for park. So I figured I would keep them on my skogens, and get the rossi's for my invaders, since they're a lot lighter. They're the axial 2 Ti version btw.