Need some help to pick out skiis.

someone help this man! he is in need. and seems like a very nice polite person.

There are tons of options out there for you. You'll probably want something fairly forgiving, so a mid-soft to soft ski. I don't quite know what skis you have available to you in Norway, but this years K2 Silencer or K2 Press are awesome park skis and really good for beginners and easy to progress on (my first twin was the Silencer). The Press is a bit cheaper and softer than the Silencer, but if do plan on jumping mid-large size jumps any time soon I'd go with the Silencer. Like I said there are tons of options out there for beginner-intermediate riders (and yes, I'd consider you on the intermediate side because you know about snow, it wont take you long to get to that level, so you don't want a strictly beginner ski cause it'll be harder to progress on them by the end of the season). What I'd recommend is to go to a shop if you can and just look around, pick up some skis that stand out to you, flex them, a lot of the times a ski will kinda pop out to you and you'll know thats the ski for you. As far as bindings, I'd go with something like the Tyrolia Peak 12 or something along those lines. Good luck and enjoy!

Thank you for the very helpfull answer :) i will look into it and take your advice and go to some shops and see what pops hehe :)
Again thank you :)

Well i have bin looking some arraound now after the ski that pops to me and after looking at the internet seeing no stores arraound here sells the skis that popped :p i have bin looking at the AR7 or Thall from armada! and was wondering if these are good skis? for park BC jumps and whatever you can do with a ski hehe :)

Thanks if i get a respons :)

From Arne!

the ar7 is a much more park specific ski and the Thall is a park and all mountain ski

lol they are both pretty much park skis. Not too much difference in the two.

hehe ok good to know! :) im guessing they can be used for some BC jumps to then if not im gonna make it work anyways if i get one of them hehe :)

thanks for quick answers tho!

actually its pretty much the other way round.. the ar7 has a relatively even flex whereas the t-hall has some butter zones thrown in for more jibbing performance..

The Ar7 is pretty much the perfect first twin in my opinion..

Hey All,

I'm in the same situation as the person from Norway (sorry your name escapes me as I'm typing this). I have been snowboarding for about 6 seasons now and I'm finding that it just isn't doing it for me anymore. As I have only skied twice my entire life I'm not looking to go overboard on new skis, I'm looking for ski's that for starters shred in the park and jibs as I am quite an avid park user, but are also great all over the mountain for side hits and airs etc. I'm about 5'10, 5'11 and I wear size ten shoes and snowboard boots. Any and all suggestions would help as I am clearly out of my field of expertise.

Cheers, M. Smith

depending on what you weigh maybe find some Lizzies... they ski kinda like a snowboard, are pretty much perfect for what you are describing and should be available cheap if you can still find them (since they were discontinued).. super soft though..

I'm sorry I weigh around 135-140 lbs, and I had looked at the lizzies by they are about $400 where I am and that's a bit out of my price range maybe I could find some used ones on craigslist though.