I was saying the ski was a big upgrade. I was actually going to do just the ski but timber sled was selling it for the package at about the same price as just the ski once he pieced it altogether.I’m not really sure how much the spindle helps. If you do get the spindle make sure you brace it. There are some threads on here about it.
The new ski is way less prone to washing out in the powder. I could wash out the old ski pretty easily especially going downhill steep. You have probably seen the threads on this, but you’ll want to grind down the huge center carbide. It catches on everything.