i've got a pair of 188s centermounted w/ FKS 14s and skied on them six
or eight times now. my plan is to use them for east coast pow and spring
slushy park. they're pretty stiff, so they'll kick you around if you're
not paying attention in bumps and varied terrain. however, if you stay
centered, they rip pretty much everything. my edges are a little duller
now, but they can still absolutely lay out carves (as long as you're not
on straight ice), despite them being about twice as rockered in the tip
as i thought they'd be. finally got to ski them in 6/8 inches of
chopped up pow at sugarloaf yesterday and they were a lot of fun...the
tip rocker really shines in those conditions. as for park, they're not
quite as easy to throw around on rails as my volkl walls are, but i
haven't not been able to do any tricks with them. great on big jumps.
once we have soft, slushy park conditions in the spring, i can't think
of a better ski for cutting through rutted landings and such. they
should be a lot of fun then. check out my profile for a shot of some
urban with them.