I'm older as well and ski all mountain and park, inc XL line stuff. I use currently the 187cm J-Skis Masterblaster (about 600 dollars) mainly but also have recently bought some Armada 184cm ARV96 to replace them as they got a bit thrashed this season in Les 2 Alpes as they had less snow than typical this season throughout France. The Masterblaster (MB) is a nice ski. It is versatile, I use it all over the mountain and in XL line park, though I'm not doing much spinning these days. The ski itself is directional so it is stable going forwards and has titanium in the core, so is strong and stable at speed. I also ski switch in it regularly without any noticeable issues versus a true park twin tip which I also have. It does have a reasonable amount of rocker at tip and tail, I would prefer it to have none really to get a full length effective edge but this is the current trend in ski design. The ARVs though I've not yet skied them look rather nice. They have less rocker length on them, and more underfoot camber so should be pretty nice in carves and I would think poppy enough on jumps as they're reasonably stiff similar to the MBs. The mount point is more centred on an ARV96 over the MBs I'm describing, and they are more twin tip designed. This means your stance will need to accommodate that a bit and be more centred as a result. Both should be a decent ski for what you're describing.
I'm 49, 6 1' and about 175 pounds. I would say I'm in the type 3 skiing mode but these skis will suit your level just as well and allow room for improvement. The ARV will most likely be a bit cheaper, particularly if you get them like I did in the end of season sale - mine came in at 250 notes UK, or about 320 dollars without bindings. The MBs are going to be 660 next season I believe, but they are a little more unique. J-Skis is defo worth a look for those that live in the USA - it is owned and run by Jason Levinthal who was the originator of the LINE ski brand so you know you're getting a good quality product.
