ive got 171s and for park i love them, they are pretty forgiving for landing backseat and wide for stable landings. They lose some of their pop, but i havent really noticed. If you are doing actual skiing though, you might want to look elsewhere, especially if you are heavy. I went out west and overpowered them in steeps, which was no good, having your tails collapse or your tip fold up and then ragdolling is not good
O yes, you can ski backcountry is syracuse ny
'me and my girlfriend were going at it the other night and she was on top and we were bonin hard, and my dick slipped out between thrusts and went up her ass. she screamed and cried for 45 minutes, it sucked.' -skiflake