Help me narrowing my ski choices!

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Ok. I'm getting a new pair of skis really soon and I am having a hard time choosing! First of all, I'm 5'8 145lbs. I want a ski that will be durable (I don't want to have to buy another pair before at least two years) and I'll be skiing 45% groomers, 40% park(mainly rails) and 15% pow. I also want a ski that will be playfull, that will be easy to butter with and that I can have fun riding everywhere.
Here are my choices: - 175 Urban punx - 176 suspects (that I can get on pro form(maybe a bit stiff though))
- 169 Kung Fujas

If you have any other recommendations, feel free to post them. Please NS, help me make up my mind with pertinent opinions! Thanks!
 
Idk man, I heard that k2 179 was the same as other company's 184... and I don't want something too big for me. I prefer having a smaller ski than one that would be overkill.
 
I'd go with the suspects. Urban punxs would be great for rails and butters, but they are way to soft to ski on groomers and in pow.
 
ok! But my only concern is that the suspects will be too stiff for me to butter on and be playfull with...
 
A 184 would be fine too. It's really personal preference. A lot of kids on here will say get the bigger ones and all that shit but it's not a huge deal, 10 cm isn't gonna make or break your skiing experience.
 
bump. ok, now i have all different answers with no arguments... someone can give me a legit answer with an explanation please?
 
I loved my 184 urban punx. They are an amazing park ski and ski fine on groomers too. They are soft and buttery (which is what you want) plus you're pretty light so they won't be too soft. Also, the edge reinforcement on these skis does two things: it will let them last at least two season (like you want) and it also makes them stiffer underfoot so they aren't noodles all the way through and they hold an edge when carving quite well and hold up on bigger jumps too. I don't know how well they'll do in pow though...but for everything else I highly recommend this ski!!
 
178 amplid antidogmas. or out of you list punx. but ive heard of people snapping punx thats but other than that ive heard all good things.
 
suspects...fucken rips up the park pretty durable top sheet chips a bit but watev thats sandwhich construction and groomers are awsome on it. plus its wide enough to shred pow you dont need a fatass ski to ski pow people used to ski pow on 50 mm skis
 
suspects look really sick, but like I was saying earlier...will I be able to butter easily with them and have some fun or they'll be too stiff? Anyone has ridden them?
 
final bump before I buy skis. Any other input would be appreciated and thanked with some +karma.
 
ok so here's the countdown:
suspects: 4 Urban Punx: 3Kung Fujas: 1
suspects are so hyped right now... I hope they're really as good as people say.
 
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