This is obviously my first post but I have read the forum for a while and am a new owner of some soft bro models. I hopefully can add to the knowledge base for those looking at them. My perspective is probably a little different from others. For one thing, I have kids as old as some of the posters here. I am just your average resort skier and wanted a wider ski for deep days and hike-to resort stuff. I am 6' 185 lbs and current other skis are some 188 Chubbs and 184 Bandit XX. Pretty standard resort set-up, hard snow/bump ski and powder day ski.
As has been discussed on the board, we just had a good storm here in Summit County. My first Bro powder run turned out to be pretty epic. I had just had the skis mounted and on Saturday morning I was lucky enough to be the only one at the gate of Far East at Copper when they opened it for the season. Two feet of day-old new on an unskied base, totally untracked. It didn't take much thought to have a great run. The skis felt effortless, had great float and handled everthing that came up.
I like to ski fast but also have a bit of a lazy style. The soft Bros seem to fit me well. They are easy to ski but they also have an increasingly better response to more effort. With a hard effort in turns the response is both subdued and effective at the same time. I really like this feel.
I also skied some bump runs on Saturday. It took a couple of runs to get used to the width, but once I got used to it, they were very skiable. Things got a little baked in the afternoon and today (Sunday) everything was more firm. I spent a lot more time skiing bumps and groomers and became increasingly amazed at how well the skis did. For me, they felt quick and responive when necessary but always with an underlying stability. At high speeds, there is some tip flutter, but the ski remains very stable with good edge grip.
I am sure that the stiffs are more responsive, but for me the softs are a great ski. I think I will be using them a lot more than I expected. Thanks to all for the effort in getting these made. I thinks its an amazing accomplishment
