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I love these skis. Union is awesome. Vector is worth it. The Prime bindings are ok--but seem like a rip when comparing the the Vector. Boa is sweet if you want to spring for it.

As a current Katana owner, I've wondered about these skis. I used to ski on the Theory, and when that was damaged I replaced it with the Katana. The Katana seems like a fine ski--perhaps more stable when flat, as you mention. And then people complained and they reintroduced the Theory as the Union. Katana and Union have same basic construction and surface area. Now they have replaced the Katana with the Terrain? Perhaps a smoother turning Katana? Seems like the Terrain and Union are very similar skis.

Are the 2022 Senate models changing to the new Vapor shape as well—just a bit wider?

@ALPJr HO Blast have crap bindings--she is currently using the nicer HO combos but those also have crap bindings.

Jumpers! Yes! @BraceMaker funny enough I was just looking at those bindings--now I need to figure out how to mount them--I don't think her skis have inserts. Probably a call to Wiley's.

Those Connelly front adjustable look pretty nice--but I need to figure out how something like that would mount to the skis...

I will also say that seat heaters are AWESOME. And easy to maintain!

Cheers--my wife loves to ski with combos--and she weighs 110 pounds. She has been using a pair of HO 61" combos, but she hates the bindings--they rely on velcro across the top of the foot/ankle that tends to come undone when wet/under any pressure. She despises horse-shoe style bindings. What are my options these days? Is there such a thing as a decent pair of smaller combos with decent bindings? Outwardly, this seems like a silly search, but a happy/engaged wife and daughters means more time on/behind the boat for me.

That's a pretty fun idea--most alpine-ski carry methods I've seen follow the top tube--something that wouldn't work here without removing the binding. I'd say to try fixing a slalom ski on a rear-rack vertically using bungees/zipties and see how you like the ride with that ski up in the air.

Probably a hull-splash made boat?

The weak link on hubs--even those with Bearing Buddies, is the inner seal. These can actually be damaged by pumping too much grease into the hub. Bottom line, pump in a little grease according to use, and service them every few years.

Bentonville? Good spot. I've never been to a Walmart, but I love what the brothers have built.

Or even the Union or Session. You can have fun skiing the course at slower speeds with either.

Confirming what was mentioned above—the stuff made overseas will be erratic—so the lower end skis and clothing, etc, might be slow this year.

I’d say the sporting goods market has really benefited from trickle-down material-science advancements from the aerospace and military industry. We have access to materials now that allow designers to specify flex and twist independently, etc. My guess is that shape and bevel are the major differences between skis now. So—is this year’s ski way better than last year’s? No. But there is no comparison to a 10 year-old design. I’m no ski designer—but I have experience in the alpine and bike world—where material progression has slowed down in the past few years.