:) that makes me very happy

Yeah absolutely, enough flotation for pow, short enough to be manageable in tighter spaces...

If you are used to a 181 cm ski I would reccomend the Line Sir Frances Bacon instead, It's 183cm but measures out at 178cm, My son who is 5-6" skis them with no problem at all, and they will do way better in powder/jibbing then the Elizabeth, which I think you will find to short for you after sking 181's.

If you're looking for groomers and not park, go with the blend. If you want park abilities, go with the Elizabeth.

The Blend is narrower, but you can get it in a length longer than 172, so that will compensate a bit. The Elizabeth will have a tighter sidecut for quick carves for the park to cork easier.

for 2008 the elizabeth and pandora were identical aside from the flex pattern, the pandora being slightly softer. For 2009 the pandora has an extra 5mm in the waist and also has early taper in the tip and tail, while still being softer than the elizabeth. both are super solid skis, if you're looking for more of a true woman's powder ski then go with the pandora, if you're looking for more of a fat park ski then go with the elizabeth.

No they don't, they have a low tip and tail for the park but no early rise or taper.

I'd say Marker Griffons or STH 12s.

id center mount them because even though they are so fat and look like pow skis, eric pollard designed them to be a park ski. i guess the factory mount is 1cm back from center so that might be a good idea too. try one out, if you dont like it you cam always get them re-mounted

The factory mount on these is 1cm back from center I would go there, thats where they ski the best.

All depends on how you like to ski. If you're a directional big mountain kinda guy who dabbles with switch riding and park stuff, it'd be worth it to pull the bindings back a little bit. If you're all freestyle, all the time; drop 'em right in the middle. After skiing several skis with similar shapes as this (Nordica Zero, Volkl Chopstick), I prefer to pull the bindings back at least 5 - 6cm. You can still land and ski switch, no problem, but they're way more nimble feeling and versatile with a shorter tail and longer nose in my opinion. Hope this helps. These are fun!

Not really similar at all. Gots/Kikus are pretty stiff, big mountain oriented shred sticks whereas these are more buttery and playful for freestyle skiing.

great

It was designed as a fat park ski, so it will be fine. Backcountry will hate me for saying this but getboards.com is selling lizzies for $399- right now and bacons for 450-. -- I've tried em' on the park with some griffons and they kick ASS! if youve never tried fat skis before then it'll take some getting used to but they ROCK !?!----------If getboards is cheaper backcountry should do a price match and keep in mind that backcountry has an unlimited return policy.

same ski, different grapic only.