This will be the ski of the year for 08/09!!!, I will be riding them for sure as my one quiver ski. We will be carrying a lot of the JJ's in both sizes at Colorado FreeSkier and I really look forward to seeing more positive response. We've put about a half a dozen team riders on them to test and get feed back and so far everyone who has riden them wants them, even if they ride for someone else. Great all around ski, demo it if you can if not, get it, you won't be sorry.