yep, i have skied blizzards...demo'd a bunch, and yea they do make some good skis. they also make real shitty skis, like those line's. and you're right in saying they make some quality products, but they also make real crappy low end shit that breaks. we've had so many blizzards come back broken...mostly low end products. that "line" ski wasnt one of their high-end, good-skiing skis.