AT vs Tele? I know it's a dumb "it depends" question but I have a pair of Megas and am trying to decide to mount Dukes vs tele (likely HHs). I have the 178 cm, I'm 5'7" and 140lb, I have been skiing a long time but am getting older/slower/less aggressive. I'm concerned that they may be too wide for a lightweight like me to turn with tele, especially on end-of-day chopped up and groomers (I mainly ski Alta or Solitude). Any opinions on this (besides "it depends") and/or do I follow the recommended mounting points? thanks!!

I read the review of the skis because I want them but felt inclined to respond, because age has no bearing on tele at all. I'm 32 and have horrible knees, hence why I was afraid to tele for a long, long time. The truth is that if you don't do HUGE (overblown) knee bends (that really aren't needed), Tele'ing makes your legs feel amazing because it works your quads and hamstrings. I ski morning-noon, then snowboard after and have never felt better because of telemark. If you have the bones, go tele and never look back. Meantime I'll be ogling these skis.

Even at an older age tele isn't going to make it easier to ski. Always dropping your knees. and if your knees aren't what they used to be, I wouldn't go tele. AT is the way to go. You get all the versatility of goin up the side of a mountain, but you have more control, and less wear and tear on the knees on AT bindings. Plus, when you are feelin a little crazy, you are able to charge a little bit harder with the AT.

Panditah- Turning these boards is not an issue on Tele or AT. The rocker makes skiing soooo easy. You may fall in love with Tele again. They will bounce around a bit on you in chop so you may want to go with AT. One of those tough life decisions that you will have to make.