Hey nwskier if your under 160 lbs you can use the lizzies everywhere and you'll be fine but if youre bigger go for the stiffer bacon .. Also where you ski, your style , how much you rip..those will factor in on your desicion.

This ski is very light because of it's core so don't worry about wieght in the blends.. The geometry is freeride and I don't like them in the park because of the stiff tails but it doesn't mean you can't take them there.. If your still growing go bigger in length .. I have many in my quiver so I'm picky on what I take out that day.. Bottom line is blend is a great all mountain groomer and shallow pow ski I love to shred on.

Blends are same ski as prophet 100 without metal matrix .. Super light and very over looked all mountain ski ..

I ride the anthems on the east coast and love em' ... They are soft enough for hits and jibs and wide enough to cut through crud.. You may want to wait to see next seasons Afterbang to come out heard it a sick. Check it out. Also if u get the anthem or any symetrical ski go a bigger to compensate for tip length.. I have quite a few pairs of skis and also enjoy the armada ar6 .. Another great ski.

Personally the AR but it's up to you manThe first 2 and last 3 are in different catagories.. The extremes and the ar6 are great park skis that you can get around nicely all over the mountain.. The blendss and bridges are all mountain skis you can take in the park but are much stiffer . The prophets have metal in them and might be a bit stiff in the park. A larger ar6 might be what you want super flexi and lots of park fun.

Get the 178, with it being center mounted it will ski short and you will have more float in powder, if you go 171 it will be good for park but not as good elsewhere, don't worry about being 125lbs. they are soft skis so you won't have any problem also you might gain some weight.Wooah slow down. 178 is going to be HUGE if you're 5'8" I'm closer to 5'11" and I'm riding the 171's (anthems) and they are actually pretty long! You'd have trouble throwing around a 178 in the park. and for how they float, I honestly don't float all that well. But I'm way bigger than you, at 185 pounds and 5'11"... I just find myself leaning back so much to compensate for the massive tail behind me pushing me forward into the pow. Pretty much, you can't really ski pow ALL that well when your ski is mounted center unless you go with a rockered ski. The new ski everyone has their eyes on is the Moment Reno Rocker... I've heard good things about it, and I'll probably be getting a pair pretty soon, because a rocker is good for pretty much all aspects of skiing except for groomers. And this is the first park specific rockered ski. It makes switch ups and spinning on rails easier because you don't catch your tips. But as for the anthems, they are alright skis, not too heavy, not to bad in the park, their cheap, but there are better skis out there.