Need to find a ski for a friend

[grams.]

This kid has been skiing for a couple years and is about an intermediate skier. He's about 5' 9'' and 120 pounds. I'm helping him find a park ski that he can have fun on but won't absolutely suck in other conditions (groomers, ice, etc.). He's looking for reasonably priced ski. He's not looking to buy any skis off line. I was thinking Line Anthems in 179 or something along the lines of that.

any suggestions would be great

 

[bemmis]

volkl bridge or salomon thrusters would both be good. asymetrical ski may be harder to ski out of the park for someone who isn't advanced.

 

[bemmis]

and those are both '08s

 

[dave44]

Rossignol Scratch FS WRS '07 (Should be around $299...)

 

[comeatmebro]

not 179s.

get him at the most a 175. im 5'8" and skiing a 168 this year...

 

[Peter.]

foil

if you can find an old model, they are cheap

 

[dave44]

Yea, Foils are good all mountain too.

 

[alaskakid]

foils are awsome

 

[dave44]

But they may not last as long, as they are cap constructed. Less prone to chipping, but life-span is shorter.

 

[Reed.]

your a pansy, get a bigger ski

 

[comeatmebro]

no im just not stupid. i ski east coast mostly park, why get a ski over my head? that is just stupid when i wanna be able to whip it around. you are retarded, quit following what everyone else says.

 

[1stBlood]

the brand and model sound good but 179 sounds huge for a 5'9'' 120 lb kid

 

[steezerampage]

I would put him on a ski from 171 to 176, thinking stls or scratch wrs fs

 

[140stud]

pwn3d

 

[Commonwealth]

its all about your personal preference though...im 5'7", 130 lb and i have 175 ARVs

 

[comeatmebro]

damn i guess. i dunno how you can do it, i was debating 175 TMs but unless i grow im stickin with 168s...

 

[Commonwealth]

yea i debated it too but i buy all my ski stuff so i dont want to get a ski just to grow out of it, and i do plan on growing so hopefully everything works out well!