In reply to stuartmacdonald:
> They have a very low turn radius (19m for 188 skis), unlike a lot of fat skis which have a turning circle like the QE2 !
And with good reason. Camber and sidecut are unnecessary in 3d snow, and can be an inconvenience. Have a little read of this:
http://www.skinet.com/ski/gear/2009/10/the-wisdom-of-saucer-boy
My fat skis aren't intended for 50% powder, 50% slalom
(they're not much fun on hardpack though, which is where the Preachers will do substantially better)
In reply to kevin stephens:
> I demoed a pair this afternoon, brilliant for lift served off piste. Has anyone tried then with touring bindigs for venturing further afield? I would imagine they may be too fat?
112mm waist certainly isn't too fat... might get a bit wearing on a long, icy traverse, I guess, but that's avoidable. The tips are pretty broad though so you won't be fitting into many skin tracks. The folk behind you will be happy enough, but you might wanna take a minute or two longer to stretch out your hip flexors before setting off!