i'm all for skiing fat skis in the powder, i ski a prophet 100 everyday and i used to have 130's for serious powder, so for all of you who think i ski on 220 straight skis, i don't.  i was just clarifying that it's retarded and completely jong ish to give me shit for skiing volkl dogens in the powder 2 years ago because it doesn't matter how fat your skis are.  for making nice turns in a little powder, you don't need fat skis, but for charging big mountain lines and hucking big airs, it's very nice to have that extra flotation because it's one less thing to worry about
but, one thing i will say, is that you need poles for both of those types of skiing
anyone else notice that by far the best skier in hunting yeti was hjorleifson?  and what!?!?!?  he used poles!?!?!!?!? omg how?