K2 Apache XTR (2007)

I have not been able to ski yet due to the lack of snow but i really would like to here from anyone who has? Powder conditions? Crud? Ice? Groomers?

I recieved my skis 2 hours before the local hill opened for a deep powder day. Slapped on the bindings and headed out. Awesome in the powder, grabbed on the windswept ice, and tore up the groomed runs. An excellent all over ski.

Being a new skier last year, age 55, 175 pounds, my expert friend recommended a pair of K2's on sale. After four lessons on Atomic 158's, I bought a pair of Apache XTR's at 172cm. Most of the 23 days were spent skidding turns down the intermediate runs. It was challenging and a little scary. This year, after fourteen days, and three lessons, I'm cutting some real nice turns and controlling speed. Had some tough time in powder but that was a skill limitation. But on some shallower crud, they ran great. My real time in on the groomers, and I'm very confident, turn very crisply, stop quickly. These are very stable at the moderate speeds I'm moving. On the cat tracks I move along with everyone else and find them great. I don't want to give them up. Another pair, Solomon X wing Fury's, are great in the softer new snow and very fast in acceleration. But the Apache's are my main gun. I take them everywhere. We ski the Pacific Northwest, Spokane and British Columbia.

ive been skiing for years now and i just bought my new pair of the xtr's. i find them to be a great ski. they handle very good and turn on a dime. my friends and i fly down black diamonds with out carving and they're vary stable.  
 
I'm trying to find out more about the XTR's, but all the websites I checked, I find nothing about the skiis. There is only information about all the Apache Skiis. E-mail and let me know some information please travisb27@gmail.com. thanks~