In our area, the new ski riders range from 20 to 30. We still see a lot of 550's and 440's, but really seeing more kawi 650's, a few 750's and more and more SN and RN.
And our area may be a bit different, due to its location and what other sports are big here. And we have a LOT of (burned out word) extreme sports and athletes here. And the sports all change with the seasons. So most of the kids around here are into snow boarding / snow skiing in the winter and going kind of big. Then summer gets here and it's motorcycles, racing, freestyle, wake boarding, jet skiing etc… Mountains and valleys, with rivers and lakes around offer up a lot of playgrounds. I really feel lucky to have been brought up in this community. And for the most part, the people are very cool here no matter where you go.