I had the 2007 STLand they were stiff and felt like junk the tip ended up snapping like 4 inches in front of my binding and the edges were all cracked in many places and the ski was delaming after one season of like not alot of rails really compared to what ive done this year on my anthems and they are holding up mega overall i didnt like how the STL rode at all compared to the anthems they are a way better ski for what you want