First off, pollard has always used salomons. that is his binding of choice. second, they are too wide for brakes. from what i hear though, pollard usually doesnt ride with brakes. its just not his thing. its not recommended for the rest of us though since we ski around peopole. he skis uncharted places, so he doesnt need to worry about a runaway hitting someone. also, those can be skied inbounds. there is nothing physically preventing you from riding them inbounds, unless you dont have that wide of a stance. they are a very different feeling from regular skis, but different isnt bad. a lot of ppl like the surfy, loose feel of them. freeskier even said in their review that the prophet 130s were very fun inbounds. sure, they are meant for pow, but nothing is preventing anybody from riding them inbounds except for their stance, and ice of course. they arent designed to edge and carve, so you cant expect them to ride like that. you just need to get used to the surfy loose feel. hell, you may prefer that feeling over regular skiing. its all about getting used to their different performance.