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165 ARV or 169 vicious?

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SkierJulie
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don't just say which one... please tell me why is should get one over the other.

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Aug 17 2005 10:14AM
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tell us your weight, you ski ability and how agressive you are, then we will be able to make better judgement over which skis is better for you.

Aug 17 2005 10:20AM
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SkierJulie
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i am 5'4. i weigh close to 140. i am a very strong skier. i definately spend way under 25 of my time in the park. i like skiing steep and deep trees the best.

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Aug 17 2005 10:26AM
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EastcoastAR5
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buy my ar5 170's!

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Aug 17 2005 10:40AM
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R-Bertsch
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you sound like you could kick my ass, get the arv's

Aug 17 2005 11:25AM
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freeskisquaw
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If you're that good, go with a 173 Gotama or a 175 ARV...


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Aug 17 2005 11:30AM
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SkierJulie
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175 wont be too big since i am really short?

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Aug 17 2005 11:47AM
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169 Vicious hands down. It'll be the best performer in all conditions, especially pow.

Also, based on one other idea above, if you ski mostly pow and steeps, you could consider the Gotama, but the Vicious is going to be the best all around ski for you.

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Aug 17 2005 11:51AM
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utahrider
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they don't make a 169 vicious they make 179's and 189's

Aug 17 2005 1:28PM
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DHogg
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^they make 169 but its not that common. it has a orange k2 sign on tips as to a blue one on 179's

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Aug 17 2005 2:48PM
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AKFREERIDE
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it seems that you like riding mostly all mountain and away from the park, which is good, i congradulate you for that, but with that said, longer wouldnt be a bad thing at all. long pow skis are awsome. so you could go with somethin around 175 i think.

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Aug 17 2005 3:21PM
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dirty_dreb
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its also easier to make turns in pow with shorter skis - get the 169

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Aug 17 2005 3:38PM
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Tclif
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whatever ones is cheaper.

Aug 17 2005 5:17PM
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hoopty
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I'm a 5'2, 125 pound, girl. I ski the SV in a 169, I say go for the 179 unless you ski a lot of super tight trees and/or like to make tiny turns (gasp!)

Aug 17 2005 5:27PM
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AKFREERIDE
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pssssh, tight turns are bad. no tight turns.

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Aug 17 2005 6:03PM
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SkierJulie
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thank you everyone!

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Aug 17 2005 9:38PM
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you can go for the longer arv if you are going to center mount them, but since you only ski the park 25% of the time...it would be better to get the 165 unless you ski pow most of the time. (longer ski, bigger surface area to float on)

as far as to which ski to get, i would say get whatever the cheapest, unless money is not a problem. i would suggest the arv if you ski in the trees more, vicious if you ski pow more. since you are a very strong skier, the vicious would be an awsome all mountain ski for you...just a little more challenging if you are in the glades.

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