Weapon or Choice

well type of gear you want depends on height/weight. poles really don't matter, don't spend much money on them. for skis and bindings, check the buy/sell/trade forums if you don't want to spend too much. other NS'ers will hook you up with old or gently used equipment for ridiculous prices. just make sure to go to the profile and check the feedback so you know that they're a good seller.

for trick skis how high should they go to on your body. Like i know that snowboards should be up to your chin

i know some of that depends on your weight, but just about as tall as you if your doing mostly park.

At the nose is for intermediate and at the top of the forehead is for advanced. If you're just gonna be in the park all day then I would go for somewhere in between there.

proven fact: the longer your skis are, the longer your dick is.

For skis you could probably go with Afterbangs or 1080s, as I'm assuming you want to get into park. Those won't run you up too much, but good bindings will. If you're older than 14 don't let a shop put you in junior skis. Skis are ideally between nose and forehead, closer to nose for beginner, and then up to forehead and even higher as you get better.

I really like Rossignol bindings personally, and marker has really stepped it up in the past few years.

As for poles I bought a pair of K2s with the disorderly graphic on them at the beginning of the year, I think they're carbon fibre but not sure because they're like $40. First season I haven't wrecked a pair, so I'd highly suggest something a little bendy for poles.

And DO NOT cut your poles super short, because then you'll start slacking when you're just riding around and thats no good. I like to place my hand under the basket with the pole upside down and have my elbow somewhere between 45 and 90 degrees. This prevents my poles from being ridiculously long, but still gives them function, and encourages me to bend my knees a little more when I'm skiing to get that pole to hit the ground. As a beginner I'd suggest going closer to 90 degrees at the elbow. (this may be confusing but hit up a store and ask them to set you up with some poles and you'll see what I mean)

For boots, there is NO way you can possibly get a good suggestion on newschoolers. Go to a boot fitter. And the golden rule of boot fitting: If your feet don't hurt, your boots are too big. All boots pack out and get broken in, but they'll hurt like a bitch at first. Above all though, trust your boot fitter. And hit up the regionals section of the forums to get info on good shops in your area.

And get a few lessons! You may think look like a tool, but I have a lot more respect for people taking lessons and learning than kids that jump straight into park without learning fundamentals. By taking lessons you'll save yourself years of time trying to correct bad habits and bad technique. And technically good skiing=stylish skiing.

The sole reason I ride 191's Loljk

this this this this this.  learn how to ski!  park is awesome, but there is so much more out there to be skied and you'll regret it later down the road when all you can do is take off, slide/twirl, and land.

also with what skis to get, don't get line afterbangs.  they're really solid park skis, but probably not ideal to learn on.  go ahead and get park-oriented twins, but give yourself a little bit of flexability; you may end up wanting to do more than just park.

I do know how to ski, I skied when i was younger so im not just learning. I still am probably a begginner and love to enjoy all of the mountain but I def want to do some park here and there

he could probably try this years step-up from line. they're almost identical to the afterbangs except a little softer so they perform better on groomers and such.

You mean stiffer?

yeah haha