I've been grinding low-stakes SNGs so far this year, ran poorly (and played badly) in the $6.50 turbo 9-mans. Seeking an escape from variance, I've now moved over to the Double or Nothing turbos. I've had some moderate success and am now grinding the $10s.
Here's a graph of the year so far:

The crazy variance in the first 100 tourneys was due to a 30-game shot at the $16 turbo 9-mans. I ran well, but decided I'd rather stick to DONs for the time being.