skizilla;c-38771 wroteyeah Smear was the word I was looking for Would a shop person know what i am talking about when i said that?
Like rickbolger said, "I hope so." If not, "softer tail" might be a good direction to look.
Best advice: demo (sometimes easier said than done). Mount Snow has a demo day on 12/14 if you can wait that long and can make it there:
https://www.mountsnow.com/events/calendar/demo-day/ There may be some other demo days closer to you in December.
Once Butternut opens their demo tent, that's a great option to have demos right next to the lift. I think it's $50 for the day and they'll apply that to purchase if you buy a new pair that day (most places do). I think Stowe's demo shack is right next to fourrunner lift?