At age 44 I have been skiing on the same O'Brien slalom ski since I was 16. Now that I am a bit more "experienced" I was wondering if it made sense to change to one of the newer wide slalom skis so that it would be less strenuos on my back and other body parts to use. In searching some of the older threads on this forurm, however, it seems like the wide skis might not turn and handle all that well. I was curious if anyone has made the conversion to the wide skis and whether or not they are easier to use, but still perform OK. If so, any recommendations on which type of ski to get? Thanks.