I recently put my 8 year old on this ski and it is awesome. He is a very accomplished Jr racer that had outgrown the K2 Juvy that he used for an all mountain ski when not training or racing. We just got back from a week in Colorado and he was able to ski all types of conditions and terrain. It held up pretty well on hard firm conditions that we encountered in the morning after the overnight freeze. It was awesome in busted crud, powder, groomed, and bumps. He even raced Nastar on it and did pretty well. It is not overly wide but wide enough at 76 underfoot to work in just about every condition you may encounter. It is a junior ski that is truly built like an All Mountain adult ski. My younger son will be moving from his Juvy's to this ski next year.