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I Need Park Skis! Help Is Appreciated

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APunx176
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So basically, I want park skis because I like skiing park way better than everything else. Before I throw out some of the products that I already have in my mind, I would like to give you some background.

This was my first year skiing. I can do 180s, 360s, some grabs, and the occasional rail. The problem is, I'm doing this all with racing skis that have chipped ends, so I need some advice on what ski to buy.

I'm on a fairly tight budget, so I would prefer it to be under $300 (skis only)

Here is what I have been looking at:
Volkl Alley 158: Click
K2 Press 159: Click
Atomic Infamous 171: Click
Salomon Threat 171: Click

My preferred ski size would be anywhere around 160-170 and my racing skis are 159s I think. So, which of these would your recommend?

Mar 18 2014 7:05PM
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Scotty_Boy
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Height? Weight? Stiff or soft ski? Rocker or no rocker? Rails or jumps?
Mar 18 2014 8:04PM
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APunx176
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Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 140
I'm not sure about stiff or soft
I'm not sure about rocker either
More jumps than rails, but I still do both.
Mar 18 2014 9:22PM
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Steezus_Christ22
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Get a pair of shaggy's skis they're made by locals in michigan I picked up a pair of the betsy's and I just love them http://sccskis.com
Mar 18 2014 9:37PM
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APunx176
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I don't have that kind of money.
Mar 18 2014 10:54PM
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ebonyzebra
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Majesty Comics are a good price (250) and there pretty durable. Full camber ski with a soft to medium flex and they are light and poppy. Really good on jumps and rails, also very durable... Majesty is a polish company that not alot of people have heard of in the states. http://www.majestyskisusa.com/comic-2012-261.html
Mar 18 2014 10:55PM
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APunx176
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Woah, thanks dude! Those look pretty solid!
Mar 19 2014 12:57AM
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Scotty_Boy
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Atomic infamous would be a good fit then
Mar 19 2014 10:17AM
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TheDetectives
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the durability is awful, i rode mine 3 days and both tips delamed, the press are good, go with them, they're great skis and waaay more durable
Mar 19 2014 11:46AM
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uyghur
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The superiors are things of beauty I want
Mar 19 2014 12:10PM
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Steazelweazel
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I have the Armada El Reys, which in my opinion is a very good beginning park ski, it's not very expensive, pretty durable and you can have a lot of fun with it.
Hope it helped
Mar 19 2014 12:27PM
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APunx176
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Basically what I'm looking for is the most durable one. Also. I heard bad reviews on majesty skis, so no thanks. What about the K2 sights?
Mar 19 2014 3:35PM
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Scotty_Boy
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If he gets k2 he might as well go domains or recoil (shreditor 92 for 14/15). They're k2's flagship park skis and are only 50 dollars more in a summer sale.
Mar 19 2014 6:37PM
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ECSkiier
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durable, but pretty stiff. Solid beginner-intermediate park ski. Check my threads. Im selling a 169 pair of sights with griffons for 200
Mar 19 2014 6:53PM
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ebonyzebra
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no man majestys are really durable, you can find bad reviews about any ski. they are a solid ski and their not a beginner park ski but thats good because beginner park skis suck dick after like 2 months. if you don't think their durable check out Brad Bulzan or sober brad (same person) he gets 2-3 pairs of skis a year and those include all mountan skis, he rides urban all the time on comics and there solid as fuck... edges are very hard to crack, and iv never seen a pair of majestys delam. 
Mar 19 2014 10:25PM
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GrandThings
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Love my Alleys from a few years ago, real durable and a little stiffer. More of a beginer ski tho
Mar 19 2014 11:21PM
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APunx176
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I made an offer.
Mar 20 2014 12:04AM
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APunx176
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UPDATE: I'm now leaning more towards volkl, but here are the links to what I'm inbetween now. I don't want a really stiff park ski. but I'll settle with anything from a little stiff to soft (not too soft). Also, durability is my biggest concern.

2014 Volkl Ledge 163: Click
2014 Salomon Threat 171: Click
2013 Volkl Wall 169 + Salomon STH 10 Bindings (There's a discount on this one too): Click
Apr 3 2014 10:38PM
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