im riding chronic wides right now i find them stiff but very fun. then again im only like 5'5 120 pounds, i can bomb through any terrain with them and they never get chatery. on the other hand, if you wana butter everything, dont get these. if you want to stomp huge landings and y0ou like a bit of stiffness this is definetly the ski for you! i personally find the wide just so much better then the normal. even though its only like a 6mm difference iv tried both and i can tell you that for park you want the wides. so stable and perfect for those backseat landings without having your skis whipe out on you. they are very light skis i find.