Hi everyone, I would really appreciate some experienced insights on my demo today. I am 5’ 4” and 115lb. I am Australian and started skiing in 2012 in BC Canada, 3-4 weeks each season and in 2016 bought Volkl Yumis which I love (154cm, 83 waist). I am pretty confident and prepared to try new stuff on skis and will ski black runs if they are groomed and go into ungroomed blues after powder etc. I know I am not the most elegant skier but I somehow manage to stay upright and at reasonable speed and I don’t freak out if I end up somewhere I didn’t plan to be, like in some ungroomed crud. For that reason I call my Yumis my tpmagic skis, I have a lot of confidence on them and if I catch an edge or hit crud I am always able to re-stabilise, I have noticed this season they just feel a bit not so stable and my turns aren’t finishing well. i am aware that I have not skied the past 2 seasons due to Covid so might not have my legs back yet, but on our third day out this season we got 22cm powder overnight and I went out on my reliable Yumis and even though 83mm waist I had a ball in the powder but I did have to work pretty hard to stay afloat. So I decided to demo some wider skis. I started with the Volkl Secrets today 158cm, 96 waist. Absolutley loved the stability and how they went over and through anything. Conditions today were day after a 10cm fall yesterday s soft snow that got choppy pretty quickly from the crowds and icy near the bottom at end of the day. My only concern about the Secrets is they are heavier and whether I have the legs for them. I have also read posts and reviews suggesting they are for advanced skiers and I don’t consider myself advanced. my demo guy then gave me K2 Mindbender which on paper look similar, 156cm with 99 waist. Oh my goodness, what a lesson in demoing skis. Could not be more different, they were so flexible I felt like I was in a washing machine bouncing up and down through every thing. I am sure they are wonderful skis but just wanted to mention how different skis can be and if you can demo it is worth it. Then I demo’ed the Kenja, 156cm, 88 waist. like the Secrets I loved the stability and was turning really well according to my family but I think they are just a little step up from the Yumis and that might not give me as much flexibility p. i went back to the Secrets and gosh I love those skis but I have this niggling concern they are too much for me but that could just be me thinking I am not a good enough skier for them. I think having the Secrets for the powder and chop days and my Yumis for days where there is lack of new snow groomer days could be a good mix, sorry for the long post, it’s just a big investment and I would, so appreciate some wisdom from this forum. I plan to ride the Secrets again tomorrow and could also try some others but I think I am a Volkl fan.