Powder/Park Ski

rossi scratch would be useless in powder-they are purely a park ski

if youre going heli skiing youd be better buying (or hiring) one of the ones you mentioned and just realising you wont take em in the park!

im jealous of the heliskiing!

If you are looking for a do-it-all everyday ski, go for Mantra. I ride Aura - basically the same ski but adapted for women and I can't say enough good words about this ski. I know a few people riding Mantra and they feel the same. Great floatation on our European powder, great grip, very stable ski that likes going fast. Fantastic ski both on and off piste. This ski is damp which is good for landings. However I don't ski park and don't know anyone who does, but I feel this ski would be too stiff for park tricks, plus there is the edge issue, not sure Mantra's edge will be good for the rail and you would want this ski to be with you for long time. If park tricks are what you need a ski for, go for a more park-specific ski, like Volkl Ledge or Wall, they are also supposed to do well in powder.

As for Czar - this is a powder-specific ski, and not just any powder, but big-mountain powder, not sure it has a place on the front side at all with radius of 40-something meters, even if they are not stiff. They will be great for your heli-skiing, but of very limited use elsewhere. Definitely not for park.

that sale at sierra was awesome. picked me up 2 new snowboards and some bindings for under 300 quid. WIN

I Have the Scott Punishers seem to be a good alround ski. Handle the soft stuff quite well and even the crud doesnt seem to faze them to much.
I avoid the park but they are nice and soft so should be good for that as well.

if you weigh more than 85kgs id stay away from the punishers-i have used the 4frnt MSP all season as a free-ski ski and its amazing-solid as a rock andgood in powder.

decent in the park too but i had it in 187 so was a little long-maybe better in 181

they are 96mm at the waist so good for normal powder but prob still want wider for heli-skiing