yeah im pretty sure its similar to the old pe's with cap construction instead. so the flex is different. its inbetween the fuji's and pe's for stiffness. its one of if not the best skis ive ridden, the flex seems like last years stl's, mabye a little stiffer, mostly cause its just about as hard to butter and its a smooth flex. but overal they feel most like ar5's. they definatly are better than any other ski ive ridden for jumps easily.