Planning first foray to JH from Colorado and have looked for some historical snow stats by date to get a feel for weather patterns. Can someone offer facts or opinions on snow and likelihood of...

Soft is not necessarily desirable. I think as with all skiers, it just depends on style, terrain, snow and preference. I was just loving the Katana. Best ski I ever skied. I found it really stable,...

Is the S6 the same ski as the Raven? Is the Raven beefed up under foot? Is it Rockered and how is that on the occasional groomed run-out?

All you gear experts...
I ripped up my '08-'09 Katanas (pulled out BD 01 bindings and tore the top sheet) which I loved and took a tongue lashing on this forum for suggesting that Volkl should bear...

Maybe not...BUT if the shop shop had said; " You know, I should tell you that this is a sweet powder ski but there's a chance based on this not being a tele engineered ski and BDs design issues that...

Truthfully I think you are on target. I love the way all of my Volkls ski..Mantras, Gotamas, Katanas, but they have not been durable and they are pricey...but damn I like the way they ski! I don't...

Why would you say that?

[QUOTE=XXX-er;2340460]you didnt mention which springs you have ?

The people with the ridculously stiff springs are pulling them out cuz the binding is so active,those big springs running under...

Mr H-Wood,
Fair enough. People may have been ripping up skis for 20 years but I haven't, and that would seem to define both an engineering challenge and an economic opportunity.
In the interest of...

Sounds like THE TICKET! I did some Googling though and see Nutserts but none with the P-Tex face on it. Do you have a lead for me? Thanks Much!

This is all fine and well except for a few things, all of which amount to tough sh-t for me.
a)Shops all over the place (good reputable shops) are happy to take your $1100 to set you up on this and...

Seems funny that BD is covering the bindings when it really is not a binding problem. Did a heliocoil to repair the first tear and it ripped out again, buckling and tearing between the holes, this...

Me. 180lb agro tele skier on 183 Katana '08 with BD 01s (also own a pair of Mantras with 01s). 2 * in deep snow in the past week I have ripped bindings out of the Katanas. BD is covering the bindings...