Replying to Help me choose new skis

Hello NS,

I am looking to expand my quiver, I already have a bunch of park skis and a pair of ON3P Jeronimos that I use for all mountain/park.

I ski in the EAST COAST so lots of ICY/HARD SNOW CONDITIONS. I am an ADVANCE TYPE 3+ SKIER and can ski everything but I’ve never owned anything other than dead center park skis with dull edges.

The thing is when I go skiing with my friends, they don’t like to do park laps. Which is fine with me because instead we explore all over the mountain and I can improve my skiing in different aspects.

I would like the ski to be able to HIT SIDE JUMPS, do some TIGHT TREES RUNS and I like to GO FAST and do FUN CARVING. I also like to LAND SWITCH and do 180’s and 360’s so ideally i’d like something I can throw around and not too much swing weight. I love rails and butters but that’s not what I intend to use the ski for.

I am 29 and 5'10, 150 pounds pretty LIGHT SKIIER but I like to CHARGE HARD and drop off cliffs.

I would like something that can hold an edge, but nothing like a full race ski. I would like to have a little playfulness, but not like a real park ski. I want a FUN ski, that is very important.

After looking at a lot of reviews, my main contender is the Line Blade. I would also like to know if anyone knows how they compare to the Line Blade Optic 96.

I was also looking at the Salomon Stance, Volkl Blaze, Armada Declivity, Atomic Maverick, Dynastar M-Pro, Liberty Evolve/Origin, Blizzard Rustler 9, Faction Dancer 2, Nordica Enforcer and maybe twin tips like Head Oblivion, Black Crows Camox/Captis or Dynastar M-Free.

Thank you!