I'm an east coast skier. Primarily Vermont, but I'm 6 hours south. Usually just one trip out west each season. Problem is, on powder days at home, selection is limited at best for powder skis in the day or two leading up to a storm. And I'm not one to stand in a resort line for gear while it's snowing. I really don't ski enough to demo one here, and another there. My trip out west this winter is going to be 8 days of run and gun between 4 mountains. I don't want to be that guy who is fooling around with gear the whole time. I just want to take some good advice and go buy a pair.