K2 8611's

I was thinking of getting a pair of 8611's for my wife. Would this make a good ski for someone who has skied groomed runs most of her life and starting out in the backcountry?<br><br>You can pick up a pair for 2 bills from Mountain Gear.<br><br>Gregg

I'm skiing Shuksan/Dynafit and enjoying it greatly (still having some issues w getting into bindings but I attribute that to pilot error). Not sure of what year the Shuksans are, they are from the Fife Outlet Frenzy of last year and are either 2001 or 2002.<br>I don't have any experience w the 8611s. But the 8611s are so cheap now that it's tempting to just buy them, sight unseen. And maybe swap things around so that the light Dynafits are on those and maybe put Naxo's on the Shuksans for the all too typical challenge day in the Cascade conditions.