| I've got a pair of 165cm Fischer slalom skis (true race skis, although I'm not sure if they're WC stock and flex or not), and they'll hold okay for medium-radius turns on hard snow. However, you have to be damn sure to stay centered...if you get forward, they will make a slalom turn, regardless of how fast you are going. They do start to feel a little unstable when reaching moderately-high GS speeds in medium-to-large GS turns. They are excellent for slalom turns.
My non-race-stock Rossi GS boards (174cm, R > 21m, I think...although I'd have to double-check) are a great firm-snow ski but take some more effort to turn (more so than the slalom skis, I feel like I need a stiffer boot to adequately drive them).
If you are interested in a true race ski, I'd suggest keeping an eye on the TGR Gear Swap forum--used race stuff in good shape tends to go pretty cheap over there (the Rossis were $150 with bindings and have more than enough life left for me to use 10-20 days a year for beer league skiing, which is why I bought them; I've seen similar pricing on skis from various makers, and you don't need this year's race skis unless you need to conform to FIS regs).
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