Bent Chetler
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steezy_doge
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i dont know much but i know that the chetlers are a little soft so you might ake that inot account for icey conditions also it would help if you put your location height weight and ability 
They are a powder ski first and foremost. However, they are still super fun to ski around on any day of the week as long as it isn't ice. They are not nearly stiff enough to be an ice ski, but ice isn't fun so who cares. Since they are a pow ski they are heavy so you can't expect to be whipping them around like it's nothing, but they are still a blast. They are also fine at speed as long as you aren't afraid of a little tip flap. I've charged crud in them and it can be done if you just hold on and you have bindings you can trust. They've been my daily driver for a few seasons now because I've found they can take whatever I throw at them and the extra weight and lessened on piste performances is offset by a ridiculous amount when the snow gets deep. Everyone has their preferences, but I'm yet to ski something that is as fun in the deep.
Long story short, if you want a ski that is a powder ski that does alright on packed snow this ski is awesome. If you want an all mountain ski that is decent in pow you might want to look at something a little narrower. If you are actually in Vancouver and you are looking for an all mountain/pow ski that is alright when things get icy I would maybe look at some Line Supernatural 108's or 115's (same as Influence 115's which cost less right now). These ski are awesome and overlooked all the time for some reason. Sure they aren't light and flexy, but they can charge regardless of conditions. I have some Influence 115's and my brother has Influence 105's and the only complaint I have is they aren't as good as Bent Chetlers or Yles in deep snow haha.
Long story short, if you want a ski that is a powder ski that does alright on packed snow this ski is awesome. If you want an all mountain ski that is decent in pow you might want to look at something a little narrower. If you are actually in Vancouver and you are looking for an all mountain/pow ski that is alright when things get icy I would maybe look at some Line Supernatural 108's or 115's (same as Influence 115's which cost less right now). These ski are awesome and overlooked all the time for some reason. Sure they aren't light and flexy, but they can charge regardless of conditions. I have some Influence 115's and my brother has Influence 105's and the only complaint I have is they aren't as good as Bent Chetlers or Yles in deep snow haha.
profa_212
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I love mine for absolutely everything but ice. I used mine as my daily driver all last year, and enjoyed every second of it.
They have fairly good swing weight, so I never felt they were cumbersome while throwing them around on jumps. Also I thought they did rather great in crud for a mid stiff freestyle powder ski. I never really got too bad of tip flap either, unless I was plowing through fields of chop at fairly hight speed, and this is to be expected with every freestyle powder ski. On groomers they stayed relatively flop free.
They have fairly good swing weight, so I never felt they were cumbersome while throwing them around on jumps. Also I thought they did rather great in crud for a mid stiff freestyle powder ski. I never really got too bad of tip flap either, unless I was plowing through fields of chop at fairly hight speed, and this is to be expected with every freestyle powder ski. On groomers they stayed relatively flop free.
