Well, my local hill is actually a valley. www.yawgoo.com
By comparison, my "real mountains" are places like www.okemo.com
It looks like ski brule falls somewhere between the two.
My take on it would be if your choices are this or a softie twintip, you're better with the F2. If you want to eventually have a board for little places & messy days, it may be a good choice too. If you're shooting for the kind of riding that some on here do, you should probably save up or pick up a used board here.. After a season on mine i'm in search of a donek FCII with an extra 10+cm length. I'll still start the season on my F2 but try to get comfortable on the FCII soon afterwards if I manage to get ahold of one.