The Volkl Kendos skied much more like a GS ski than I expected. It is a great ski, powerful and stable at high speeds, but I expected them to be a playful, energetic ski that would be great in the powder, tight bumps, and groomers. It took a lot for me to muscle them through the bumps, they were knocked around by crud, and kept pushing me into the back-seat. Maybe it was just my early-season legs, but this ski is much more stiff and serious than what I was hoping. It seems like it would be a great front-side new england ski that could handle the annual trip to tuckermans and one-off powder days, but I did not find it to be the 50/50 frontside/backside ski that Volkl claims it to be.