Replying to Looking for a beginner park ski for a bigger guy. Thoughts on Tom Wallisch Pro or Whip It's?
Bio:
6'1"
200 Ibs
29/M
I am an intermediate all mountain skiier comfortable on most of the mountain besides the real technical stuff. I ski in CO and ride all over the state from Monarch to Steamboat. Last year I demo'd a few skis, got my feet wet in the park and got comfortable doing 180s on small jumps and 5050s. Issues I ran into were completing the rotation for my 360s and rotating on box slides. Now I am ready to pull the trigger on a pair of sticks more oriented toward park to help my progression. Looking for something that will help a beginner park skiier progress on rotation and box slides (possibly rails later) with a light swing weight but will hold up for a bigger guy. I am not looking to do anything bigger than medium jumps. My split is 75/25 all mountain/park. If the ski could double as an all mountain that would be an added bonus but I already have an all mountain set up so the priority is that it allows me to progress in the park. I am looking for suggestions that you have about what skis allowed you to progress or what I should be looking for. I am also specifically curious if the Tom Wallisch Pro or J Skis whipit seems like they would fit what I am looking for? I think the 90 waist would be wide enough for my size but narrow enough to progress in the park. Also my length would have to be a 177 at a minimum. Thanks in advance for the advice.
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