Anyways, I'll get to the point:
I recently turned 16, I'm 5' 6/7", about 105 pounds without gear on, a type III all mountain skier on the West coast, and I'm a beginner/intermediate to park skiing. I've taken a proper 3 day camp at Mammoth to get down the fundamentals of park skiing, so I wouldn't consider myself a 'gaper'. *shudder*. I plan on dedicating the whole upcoming season to park skiing and working out to be in top physical condition. I purchased the 176 cm Alpha-1 but do not plan on mounting it until very late in the season and have the confidence to say that I am an advanced park skier. Was this a good choice or should I have gotten the 170's instead? I'm not going to buy another ski for about 2 years, so that gives me plenty of time to grow into them.
Thank you very much for reading my post! If there's anything else about me that I have left out that would assist in proper ski sizing, please do not hesitate to ask.