alright, i would say scratch or line, i dont like salomons foam core cuase foam shatters. Lines ski line up this year is a little more amped some skis have stayed the same just under diffrent names but the pro modles, mavricks and the mother ships are really teched out. THe scratches are pretty good but to, i find them about the same stiffness as the 1260' or mn pro. As for mounting you can buy lines and not buy the binding, the skis can still be drilled like normal and not loose structural strength. i demoed the new mike nicks and found them highly responsive edge to edge, plenty of pop on the tables and really stable forward and fakie.
I just wanna ski, is that to much to ask in life