I took my M62s to Sunday River a few weeks ago. I was notably slower than my friends who are good skiiers, but was by no means the slowest on the mountain. It was snowing that day and the skiing improved throughout the day as more power fell. It was a blast, I highly recommend it!

Thanks for the input. I ended up going with the Madshus, and am very pleased. Took them out for a few sessions of touring in the woods, a day of downhill skiing at a nearby ski resort, and a glorious tour through the fresh snow yesterday. Great ski. Now I just need to upgrade the Rossi BC5 boots to ...

Yet another "what ski should I buy" post... I'm a long time Nordic skiier, with solid Alpine background as well; looking for a ski to add to my quiver that will do well skiing up and down mountains and hills here in New England, while also being decent enough at kicking and gliding as not to be a pa...