If you want something unique, easy to ski and can still rip in medium to soft snow, the Palmer P01 is the way to go. Never skied the Rossi so can't say its good or bad. The Palmers are very easy to carve on because of the "FLF" or rocker/camber tech. What ever it is it works and is very cool and fun to ski. Since they are so hard to find at a good price I settled for the 171. I think they make a 176 or 178, wish I could have found these, because at 6'2" they get a little too short. Plus be aware of how soft they are, they are definately noodles. They will not carry a bunch of speed, they can handle boiler plate but its not where they excel. Overall its a great intermidiate ski. I hear the P02 are suppose to handle hard pack better, but I hear all the Palmers are soft compared to a Volkl or other types of skis meant for hard pack. Hope this helps. As for the negative review. The most important thing it excels at is keeping you on the mountain skiing till last runs this ski won't beat you up.