where the hell were you skiing, was there a good 3 inches of ice on top of that fresh pow. Seriously. The east is all about ice, and granular snow. Plus i am gonna go with.....buy what ever the hell you want. Go out and shop around, make up your own mind. I have Line Prophet 130s, and i leave in fucking northern Ontario, which is Garbage hills ( literaly hills made of old burryed piles of garbage) ice, and ice snow. I don't give a shit what other people tell me. Just buy the ski you think will work best for you.