The same old trusty powder slayer with a fresh coat of paint. I still feel the way about them as I did when I first posted a review two years ago.

"Warning, this may read like a bad infomercial, but I'm really in love with these skis.
How do you make 4" feel like 8", 8" feel like 16" and over 2 feet of snow the most fun you've ever had. Behold the Megawatt! Hands up, or hands down the best powder ski I've ever had the pleasure of playing with. We've had some really deep days this winter and it's nice to finally be on a ski that I can say is fat enough. No more wallowing and poling your way out when the slope flattens, these boards bring the fast flotation. The front rocker helps in several ways. The ski turns quickly, it eliminates the classic tip dive tele tumble and makes crusts, upside down pow, and variable snow a pleasure. Accidentally ended up not skiing powder one day and it was a big surprise to find they actually rail on the hardpack as well. They have acquired the nickname "Mega-what", due to all the questions folks ask when they are seen touring around the backcountry. With big skis comes more weight to lug around and I'm down with "light is right", but these are worth every pound and they come with me whenever there's fresh snow on the ground now. If I wasn't clear, I like them very much and highly recommend them if you ski powder often."

These skis are incredible. I can not say enough good things. The tip rocker make these skis very turnable even in the 188 length. So do not be afraid to buy them as long or a little longer than you are used to. For telemark skiers the dreaded "tip dive" is virtually eliminated by the unsinkable rockered tip on the Megawatt. The progressive flex gives this ski a nice tail that can handle hard charging skiers no problem yet this ski still seems to be the most user friendly fat ski I have ever skied. 5 stars really doesn't do it. As far as powder big-mountain boards go this ski is 6 stars for sure!

i have gotten two days on the megawatts. the first a 10" day at alta and the following day with left overs. as for powder you cannot bury the tips and they are super floaty, almost if you are a mini trampoline bouncing through the snow.

i have the 178 and they made skiing powder almost effortless allowing me to charge all day. however i would not ski the watts unless there was 6" plus on the ground. they are big and the tips get sloppy. if you can rock this on deep days pull the trigger, but dont expect to make them your everyday ski.

These sticks aren't like other early-rise or reverse-camber models. The shovel rises up like a fire shovel, and looks like it could be used as one. The sudden upturn is unusual, unique, and effective at keeping tips from sinking, even if the sticks are short.
Sure, this early rise shortens the effective edge, and with such a dramatic rise, it will not hook tips into the groomers like other moderately rocked skis would. Other skis like the ObSethed, Gotama, Anti Piste, or Sir Francis Bacons which have 'rocker,' can carve into hard snow like a regular cambered ski, because a regular cambered ski is de-cambered in a turn. The 'rocker' is accentuated when the ski is further de-cambered.
The Megawatts don't really have camber but have 'early-rise,' so when the ski is de-cambered it does not really raise the ski tip anymore.
The main thing that I like about the Megawatts is that the tail is stiff. This is especially good for telemark skiing because you don't get the 'wheelie' effect like you would with Hell Bents or JJ's, which have early-rise tails, too.
With tele-skis, you don't have a back-seat like you do on Alpine setups. The Megawatts' stiff tails give a more stable feeling behind you, so you don't pop a wheelie and land on your ass. This tele-friendly stiff tails is what sets these whips apart from the rest.
Even with the early rise tips, the M'watts handle pretty well on the hard-pack back to the lift, but they are far from a one ski quiver. These are a great ski for people who look at groomer days like vegan looks at bacon.

I love these skis but the mounting point is way old school/tele. Get them mounted a bit forward (3 to 6cm) for maximum pleasure. Nice and floaty, kill crud and are stable on groomers. I am remounting mine with Dukes. I'm told that the rocker is okay for skinning with these, especially if you aren't going for 6k vert on an icy track.

First, this is an awesome powder ski. It floats up high in fresh snow and busts through crusts and crud like they're not even there. In deep, heavy or wet pow, these are my go-to ski.

On that note however, that's where the fun stops with these skis. You really have to swing them out wide to carve down any sort of packed snow. Instead of laying trenches, you just have to make big, surfy, skidded turns on the groomers and packed stuff. In the bumps, they're a bit burly, tankish, and while you can easily get through them, it's just not the most fun I've ever had. For instance I skied about 6 inches of fresh over some decent-sized bumps in the Wildcat area of Alta and the skis just felt slow and heavy. Still, these are my first choice for fresh deep snow conditions.

This ski is fantastic in all off-piste except firm. They get a bit twitchy at very high-speeds.