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Who rode AR5's and now rides AR6's?
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I have ridden AR5's the last 2 seasons and have absolutely loved them. I am looking into getting new skis for next season and was wondering how the AR6's compare to the AR5's. Or what other ski has the similar feel of the AR5's?
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i had ar5's, and now ride ar6's. the ar6's are way better in my opinion
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what other skis are similar to the AR6's?
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good question. scratch fs wrs?
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I used to have the WRS 181, but as soon as I bought the AR6 181 and after 3 runs was became a proud owner of Armadas!
I also thought that the Rossis were similar to the Armadas, but to me, the AR6's are just SOOO much better and definitely worth the additional dough.
I am 5'10 185 and found the WRS too stiff, but the AR6s have the perfect flex for me. I also found the WRS pretty dead (not as much as PE's, but pretty close).
The AR6's have so much pop, that you could be selling it as pop-corn if you put corn on top of them...Plus they can carve like a race ski.
Just my personal opinion and preference.
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i was on the ar5s last season and the scratch this season, i love the scratch, and how can you say its dead, they are so much poppier than my ar5s were
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Like I said it's just my personal feel of the ski and I don't like how the Scratches ride.
This year I used to have 181 WRS, 175 TMs, 174 PEs and now I have the AR6's in 181 and this is how I would rank them pop-wise (from most to least):
AR6, TM, WRS, ... still nothin', then PEs
The WRS is def not a bad ski, a lot of people like it, just not me.
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Where did you mount the AR6's?
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I mounted my AR6's at +1, which is -4 back from true center and it's perfect for my style of riding: 60% all-mountain, 30% park and 10 powder.
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they are not stiffer, they are softer, at least compared to the 06 AR5s, the 05s were soft though, they were also made like shit.
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will the 07/08 Anthems be a comparable ski? I want a ski just for the park so I assume the Anthem will be well suited.
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what year AR5? cuz i ride the 03-04 and they are pretty soft, and my bro has the 05-06 and they are pretty stiff, i have ridden his too.
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