I demo'd the new model a couple of weekends ago in NZ and really liked them. They were buttery but not too soft and held an edge really well. Great pop, so much fun. I wish I'd have been able to try a longer version though. I tried the 176 and I'm 188cm tall, weigh 89kg and felt like when I was charging on-piste with them I was overpowering them a bit.
However, they were still A LOT of fun, really good for jibbing around on the side of the piste and had low swing weight, nice flex and good pop.