It skis switch fine in most conditions, but you need to lean into the shovels a good bit if you're trying to land, take off, or just ski switch in deeper snow (more than ~6"). And if you wanna ski switch on it a lot I'd recommend mounting around -6 or -5 from true center.
It's not the poppiest ski, but it's definitely not dead. I'd call it around average in terms of pop, though others may have different opinions. At your height, I'd go 188 or maybe 192, depending on the other skis you've been on and what kind of terrain you ski.