listen man.
Read my reveiw in my threads under my profile.
a softer ski will
a. be less stable at higher speeds
b. more likly to chatter
c. easyier to over ski
d. easyier to butter
This doesn't mean i don't like soft skis, and softer skis suck, but these are common generalizations.
if you want a pure 100% park ski and like to jib and butter, and mess around go soft. If you want a ski that you can rip really hard and go everywhere go stiffer.