im riding this year on the 05 pollard 186's, more like a 179 b/c of the way line measures their skis differently. im around 5'8 and 150 and they are a little stiff for me, but an awesome ski for powder, steeps, and landin cliffs. ive done a little park in them, mostly kickers cause i dont want to detune my edges on rails, great landing switch b/c of the progressive stance as well as regular. i havent ridden the msp's, but hear good things about them.