they are actually awesome. I have 189s and the extra length turns them into big downhill skis. They have pretty decent sidecut and if you lay the edges in, you're golden.
They're so good when you need to bomb down to the bottom of the hill at the end of they day, or even cat tracking back to the lift line.
btw, mine never chatter on hard pack. if you ski them properly, stay forward and use the edges, you'll love 'em.