My advice would be for a Trex. The Trex SA was just released and it is a solid preformer for $199 for the kit. It's just like the SE but with an aluminum frame instead of CF and theres some plastic in the tail and head. Check out the capabilities in the hands of Alan Szabo Jr. here...go towards the end of the the page and you will see 4 vids of Szabo Jr in different conditions:

http://www.runryder.com/helicopter/t292521p1/