The Mindbender tip looks fairly "tame" - should be fine in crud (where an aggressive wider tip can get you in trouble).
I am a fan of the 5-point sidecut. Here's why - That type of sidecut (and ski) will act different depending on whether you're skiing it in 2D or 3D conditions. In 2D (groomed hard pack), the extended portions of the tip and tail (beyond the widest point of the sidecut) don't really come into play. Thus your 190cm ski (like my 112RP's) skis much, much shorter; it makes tighter turns than the stated radius, and as long as the tip and tail are stiff enough, won't flap around a ton. Once the conditions go 3D, you have a ski of longer effective length and a tip and tail design that can chop their way through most conditions. The ski will also still turn fairly quickly due to the more extreme rockered sections that are now in play due to the deeper snow.
As far as the ski "pulling" you across the fall line... yeah the aggressively wide tips certainly can do that, but as James stated, if this isn't designed well then the turn shape is abrupt and the ski "pull" sudden instead of progressive. Tips can go wider in the upturn of the tip without creating this problem. My Hart Pulse are an example from my quiver.
Back to the Mindbender... so how does it compare when skied 2D versus 3D?
