dude, i had the same prob deciding between the chronics and fujas, but i went with the chronics, the handle great one the mountain, pretty legit in powder, and hella chill in the park, the are just much stiffer than the fujas. I would def reccomend them. The topsheet gets beat up but its just cosmetic. im 5' 8'' 175 and i got the 177's and They are pretty legis skis.