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Ar5 or t-hall?

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p.engen
Posts: 102 - Karma: 157
im buying new skis and im not sure what to buy...do i get the 170 ar5's or the 170 t-halls?
Jan 31 2006 2:03PM
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nickmcnutt
Posts: 4396 - Karma: 2,966
depends, ar5 more all mountain, thall more park
Jan 31 2006 2:04PM
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Edward.
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i think t halls r softer and more flexible, but both r good in park
Jan 31 2006 2:06PM
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JayDope
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true i got the same question im lookin at the t halls but ppl say since they r detuned for rails they r shit on the mt ive only heard good things bout the ar5's im gunna look into ninethwards 2
Jan 31 2006 2:06PM
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4ss4ssin
Posts: 649 - Karma: 38
i think the t-halls are super soft and would be crap in pow, ar5 more all mountain
Jan 31 2006 2:07PM
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attitashfreestyle29
Posts: 3070 - Karma: 209
i'd get the ar5s if you're gonna ski anything but park cuz they're better all mountain and they have cooler graphics
Jan 31 2006 2:07PM
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guillermolongjon2
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i have a5s and i love them for everything..i ski like 90% or more park and theyre great and theyre pretty good for all mountain..they get a little chattery though
Jan 31 2006 2:08PM
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4ss4ssin
Posts: 649 - Karma: 38
chattery?
Jan 31 2006 2:09PM
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Skipig25
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when you go fast, they chatter, because they are not a stiff ski
Jan 31 2006 2:10PM
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E_M_P
Posts: 205 - Karma: 13
i have had both at 1 time or another and i love them both, flip a coin
Jan 31 2006 2:10PM
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JayDope
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would u compare the 1080's flex anything like the ar5's i haven;t skiied the ar5's im just wondering
Jan 31 2006 2:15PM
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JayDope
Posts: 6842 - Karma: 408
would u compare the 1080's flex anything like the ar5's i haven;t skiied the ar5's im just wondering
Jan 31 2006 2:15PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
T-Halls=park only
AR5=all-mountain
Jan 31 2006 2:52PM
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FREESKIER_FIVE-0
Posts: 99 - Karma: 10
AR5 all the way
Jan 31 2006 4:37PM
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DHogg
Posts: 3462 - Karma: 237
t-hall, just a much funner ski.
Jan 31 2006 5:36PM
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skimasterflex
Posts: 2064 - Karma: 16
Do you have more than one ski? Is this your park specific ski? Is this your everyday ski? Anybody going to say anything other than t-hall=park and ar5=allmountain?

I have had both. They're from the same mold. They're the same ski other than the T-hall has a milled core which makes it a bit lighter and softer. Nobody keeps their park skis sharp so the detuned edge is a non-issue.

Also your looking at the 170 which leads me to beleive you're a smaller chap uner 150lbs am I right. Get the Tanner's it's only fatties who really need the stiffer core of the Ar5. Shit, I weigh 200 and I preferred my 176 t-halls to my 180 Ar5s in the park.
Jan 31 2006 5:41PM
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smknbud420stoner
Posts: 218 - Karma: 11
i would get the ar5 because it does great in the park and it will do better on the few pow days you will have
Jan 31 2006 5:48PM
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attitashfreestyle29
Posts: 3070 - Karma: 209
i'd get 176 too pete ur not that short and they feel alot shorter
Feb 2 2006 2:47PM
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eheath
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1080=foam=shitty=90 degree bend
ar5=wood=sick= alot less bend
Feb 2 2006 3:26PM
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617jibber
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^ you could still use the ar5 as an all park ski
Feb 2 2006 3:34PM
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