gotta go with that, skiing is way more progressed now with shaped skis and all, i mean shit, plake's an awesome skiier, i don't deny that, but as with people in all sports and arts, you need to adapt to change, 'cuz really, how much new stuff is there left to be done on straight 210s?  on another note, i usually see plake a couple times each season at kirkwood, and i've never seen 'im with the hawk up, he probably only does that for publicity shit and vids.