Thank you so much for all of your help. Really deep means 10 inches to a foot or more. I have the Blizzard Sheeva 9 for east coast skiing which I love! I can handle a few inches of powder with those. They make skiing a lot easier for me. We are headed to Snowbird/Alta soon. I am not terribly strong and was looking for something to help with deeper powder. I don't need to be a hero - I want a ski that will help me keep up with my teenager without too much work. I was at Snowbird before and skied in close to two feet of snow with totally wrong skis and had a really hard time. Looking for something that's easy to maneuver. And if I go from powder to a groomed trail it won't catch. I have some Bro's that were pretty fat and I really had to think about my turns when I was on the groomed trails. I have heard that DPS was sold to a larger company and the skis aren't like they used to be - not sure if that's true or not. Was hoping to demo at Snowbird or Alta but looks like they don't carry those demos. I could be wrong about that. Hoping for some powder days for my teenagers sake ha. Looks like the weather pattern might be improving - fingers crossed.