Looking into the 800 gade and was reaading other post with the majority of people going with the gade. just wondering about how the sled handles in the big bumps, whoops and when your just screwing off? Also, how does the extra length handle being jumped, nothing huge, but frineds and I like to ride some rather rougher trails then most. Any honest info would be great.....

It does it all, jumps, rides the rough trails, and keeps up with the Short Tracks on the trails, at least I've never had a problem keeping up...

i love my gade iam on my second one i had an 05 witch was good but heavy my 08 is perfect it handles the bumps jumps whoops and any thing elese you can find good. the extra lenth of the track helps with getting tracktion when you need in take off and breaking i think think it would be hard to ride a short track xp due to the skis always being off the ground .when you take the gade off trail in powder it comes to life !!!you wont regret buying a gade

My second gade and not disappointed at all, don't see me on a shorty again.

What about top end?

I had our demo 'gade up to 114. I loved the sled on the trails, bumps, and jumping. the way it was set up, hated it in the powder, but that can be fixed.

best sled i have ever owner or ridden. It has and does it all. good on gas. I ride mine hard and am always just one or 2 dollars more at the pumps than 600sdi of a friends. goes like stink and is amazing in the powder (stock skis in the powder suck). go as fast as you want in the bumps.

LBD

second one for me as well, never go back to a shorty