Awesome dude! Wild, intense and more shocking than Michael Jackson in a tutu! Real racing slalom skis that are amazingly lively, you have to be very awake and active to stay on top of them, so not for your regular "MP" looking for an easy ride. If you like challenges and want purity head this way, on the negative side they are quite useless other than for what they are designed for, so take heed! If its versatility in something short and sharp then go for one of the under-graduates like the K11 or Head WC I SL. As with the GS ski there is a K11 SL, a tamer more civilized beast that doesn't bite into the snow quite as hard and try to spit the unfortunate amateur the skiing abyss!