I must admit that I have friends who RIP on old school, straight and long skis, but you can t buy the mileage these people have put in. Snowboarders also glide just as fast as skiers, due to the large surface area of their boards. Skis and boards gain stability and glide with increased base area. Wider shorter skis will not only glide fast, but also give you much better stability in most snow conditions. The guy with the big fat board, be it one or two, spends less time edging.
Snowboarders ride the base more, and pressuring the edge less.
Take this approach to fat skis, weighting them evenly, and you ll cruise effortlessly through the roughest snow. Fat skis can carve medium to long radius turns well in soft conditions. It becomes pretty obvious how to adapt when you get on em. Just put on your helmet and disconnect the brakes you ll have all your friends sold by nightfall. Consider your priorities when choosing ski width.