Secondary Ski Help

rankstank

rankstank

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Coming to NS for help here, as I am not an expert in the ski field. Right now I have Atomic Punx 173 with Mojo 15s and Anthems 171 with Griffons that are a little more beat up. I am about 5'10" and about 145-150lbs. I don't ski super aggressively but I ski decently hard. Here is my situation: I live in Wisconsin, so basically all I ski is park, however this winter is a bit different. I am taking a month long trip over chirstmas break to Breck, Keystone, A-Basin, then on to Park City and other Utah resorts. I think it would be sick to have a ski that could handle some pow because I am going to be out west for so long. I have some extra bindings that I could use, so I'm not looking to drop a ton of money on more skis-probably something used and cheaper. My question is-what do you suggest I look into? Maybe I could get a more park oriented ski that would make pow doable and still fun (anthems and punx probably won't get it done). I do not plan on skiing a ton of pow out west-just when it is available. I will most definitely be going back out west in the coming years so they would get some use. Should I go for a strictly pow ski that would be fun on all mountain too (SFB or something along those lines)? Are there any park skis that I could use in the park and also do some off piste/pow shredding and not be left in the dust? Any suggestions would be awesome, as I don't really know what to look for. Thanks for reading my novel if you did, any help would be greatly appreciated.

 
Having 2 or more skis for piste and off-piste is preferable. However, since you're just making a trip for a little while you defintely shouldnt spend too much money unless this month long trip is a yearly occasion.

You can either go for a fatter all-mountain ski like the k2 Kung Fujas or something similar (around 100mm waist), find a pow ski, or put your park tips down the fall line and charge hard.

It's really up to you. I'd say the fat all-mountain ski is the best bet for you because it has the most options. At the end of the day it's your money.
 
yeah that's what I'm thinking, I'm not looking to drop a bunch of money-it is purely going to be a used, cheaper ski that would handle the back country. Any other suggestions in the "fatter all mountain ski" category that I could get some good use out of?
 
By cheaper I mean used and not in stellar condition-not like a "cheap" ski in the sense that it is not quality
 
^^Those look sick! Still consider an all mountain ski that can handle powder and a little park like the Kung Fujas-and suggestions like that?
 
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