I have the 08/09 Blends. I honestly only have 1 true powder day on them (two powder days in a row, the first of the two i was on volkl kuros which are huge and rockered so my view of them for that one day have been a little skewed). They float fairly well, and tip dive was only an issue if i was going slow and didn't keep my weight well balanced. They were alot of fun in the powder but once it got chopped up pretty good they would get thrown around a little bit. Overall its a great ski and I ski it most days now (i live on the east coast). Honestly the only thing I am not a huge fan of is the weight of the ski.