Need some advice about picking skis?

I love sports and am just starting to get into skiing more now that I live in MN. I have already been boot shopping and i have decided on getting Technica M12 boots and I'm going to have them worked on with custom insoles. The problem that I run into with skiing is that it is not designed for big people. I wear a 13 4E shoe and weigh about 270. Not many people my size are good at sports but I am a state champ football player and play AAA hockey. Anyways, I am looking for twin tip skis that will serve me well both in MN and in places like Colorado where there is more powder. I was looking at the J.O. Pros by Head but I'm not sure if the flex is too flimsy. I am just looking for good advice on which skis to consider given my criteria and my weight. Thanks in advance for reading this and for your help.

Need some advice about picking skis?
You probably won't want to hear this but stay away from the twintips. You won't find any that you'll be happy with off the terrain park. At your size you'll find all of them will chatter too much at any kind of speed and will be hard to edge. If you are determined to do some park riding you're gonna have to bite the bullet and purchase 2 pair of skis. There really isn't a great all mountain ski but in the case of us big guys it just doesn't exist
Reply:Don't ask questions here, go demo and then buy...especially at your size, ski flex is gonna have a huge impact and you can't really know how it's gonna perform until you get out on the hill with it.





That being said, I could give you a short list of skis that may work for you, but would need to know more about where you ski most, what kind of terrain you ski (big mountain, park, trees, groomers, bumps) and what your skill level is.





Either way the JO Pro's are a good, fun park ski, but they are almost completely useless anywhere else on the mountain. So I would not recommend them to you unless you are looking for a strictly park ski.





Go to your local ski shop (DO NOT GO TO A BIG BOX RETAILER as they have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to skiing) and pose the same question to them as you have here and they should be able to help you out or at least point you in the right direction. I can't do much without more info.
Reply:Just my opinion, but all skis feel very different. I ride a pair of atomics and Armada 06/07ARWs. and I can feel the difference when I switch up skis, even when my friends and I switch up skis between us. Some skis will feel better than others. What I would recommend is that you go demo skis, find a ski that is comfortable for you. When you demo you'll find some skis feel like noodles, some are just really hard etc. You need to find what you like.



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