yea, I ride live lifes, and I love them. I was looking at some other skis, including bacons, and I decided to go with these. absolutely love em, I think they have almost the perfect flex. They are by no means a stiff ski. yea, they're stiffer than the live 2's, but what's that saying? they're great, not real soft, but not an ANT stiff charger, so they're still real fun to play around on. definitely a good choice, and I don't regret buying them at all.