Hey newschoolers. I have a buddy who is looking for his first pair of skis. We looked at sportmart and they had k2 scilencers for 499 with bindings, or 399 with out (which would be okay because i have a pair of extra bindings). He is comming over from snow blading (ha i know). I would like your opinion on these skis, and suggestions on other skis for around this price, or even cheaper. He is looking for somthing that can be used all over the mountain (kinda like my scratch bc's.) Anyways, thanks for all of your opinions.