Trouble makers falling apart. New Skis advice?

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skiing20

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This is my second year on the dynastar trouble makers, not sure exactly what year they are but they black with some hot chick on the bases. I bought them at the local swap, some parts of the edge was already rusted, not too bad though. but now the edge is almost peeling off one of the skis in 2 places, and theres a good 2 inch chuck of base that got cut out somehow. Has anyone else ever had such problems?

They are shit, so im looking at new skis, im 6'2 200, and I only ride at my local hill (no mountains in iowa) so its all groomed. I'm in the park all the time. Price range is about 200 US dollars, I don't need bindings.

And can anyone say how buttery or stiff and how much pop the trouble makers have, so i have something to compare new skis to.
 
I don't remember TM's having a hot chick on the bases, but edge pull outs spell TM's almost like no other ski. I had an old pair as well and tore out large chunks of edge, and delammed 3 out of 4 tips/tails. They were great skis while they lasted, but they didn't last me long.

For $200, I'd look at any deals you can find on previous year's skis. Look for a ski from a company with a good reputation of not losing edges (ie., I'd be inclined to look for K2's or Armadas, avoid Salomon Suspects and really any of Dynastar's skis, especially if you hit a lot of rails)

TM's are a poppy ski - the tips and tails are fairly soft but their construction (can't come up with the name right now, springblade maybe?) made them extremely poppy and light. They were awesome jump/pipe skis, but did not fare very well on rails.
 
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