What do you ski? Steeps, bumps, powder, with the kids? I went with Volkl Kendos this year. It's an all mountain ski that's fairly wide under the foot. I think they call it a 40/60 ski - 40 front side/60 back side. They ski like a dream. For me it came down to Volkl Kendos, Volkl Mantras, or K2 Aftershocks. The Kendo won out since the store made me a hell of deal on them.