For adult Elan Twintip skis, $200 is a very good price.
Yes, they should be aroun $300 and if they're used they should be around $250
The original price was $312.50
I go skiing on a pro level, so I have the newest and most expensive equipment, and I paid $800 for my last skis. But of course, you don't need so expensive skis if you're just a regular sunday-skier.
Burton for Snowboards. K2, atomic, salomon, rossignol, fischer, volkl, elan, nordica and dynistar are some popular ski brands. Some do snowboards as well.
any cheap, all mountain skis would suit a beginner nicely.
Check out the article in the link below with some great videos on all of the different types of skis available. It does a good job explaining what kind of skis to get.
Price range starts at $100 to $500.
Not unless you are a ski racer yourself, and were lucky enough to get top of the line equipment. World Cup skiers get the best race skis that their factory makes. They have many different pairs of the same type (downhill skis, for example) that they will test to see which are the fastest. Race skis are highly specialized and differ greatly from demo skis or skis that the public usually buys. You can see this reflected in the price. Race skis typically run $800-$1000 for the skis, not including bindings.
It really depends on the ski. Rossignol makes a lot of good racing skis (not so good for powder), but they also make a few skis that are good for powder. If a pair of skis has twin tips, than it will almost always be good for powder. On the rossignol website there is a little meter for each ski that tells you some of the specs of the ski and what kind of conditions that ski is then made for.
Back country skis can be purchased at most sporting good stores that sell skis. Some good back country ski equipment brands include Mammut, Backcountry Access and Voilé.
Davo Karnicar skied Mount Everest using the Rossignol 4S skis. These were specifically designed for his expedition and were modified to handle the extreme conditions of the mountain.
I have found that some good websites for buying cross country skis are skis.com, xcskishop.com, orscrosscountryskis.com, etc. These are very reputable websites for skis