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ARV too much for Minnesota?
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I made a thread earlier asking for ski suggestions, and I got narrowed down to the ARV or the Volkl Walls. I'm 26, been skiing park since 1996. I'm around 5'8", only 140 lbs, so I'm not a big guy. I'll be using the skis for about maybe 30% park riding, the rest all mount (All midwest MOUTAIN)
Is the ARV going to be too wide/big for Minnesota/Wisconsin runs? Is it overkill? I owned a pair of 1080s before this, and I hated them. They felt too small and squirly. I owned an original pair of Pocket Rockets, and they were my favorite ski, so this is why I'm leaning towards the ARVs. But I used those PRs when I lived in Oregon and CO, I never tried them in the Midwest.
But I've never skied an Armada ski before either, and I won't have a chance to demo these. How do skis like the ARV perform in the midwest? I'll probably only use them out west once or twice, so it will be almost all midwest skiing. Any suggestions?
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from what ive heard the wall is a symmetrical ski, and for only 30% park i dont think u want a symmetric ski.
I have ridden k2s, salomons, lines, and armadas, and I currently have the ar5 and arv.....the ARV is soft (i have the first year they came out though), but its a fun ski to go everywhere with....and it is only a 92-94 mm waist so it wont be to hard to manuever...
IDK how stiff the volkl is, but if its like most of their skis, then it is probably stiff.
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ARV's would be a good choice. I'd also consider looking at any ski in the 85-95 waist region. Maybe Anthems? You'd love the Moment Tahoe too.
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I"m using ARV's as my primary park ski. They're really not that wide and they're quite light. They've stiffened up a lot since the original but they're still rather soft. I think they'd make an excellent midwest 1 ski quiver. Other similiar skis you could get would be the Scratch Brigade/Whatever the hell they're calling it now, or the K2 Obsethed.
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ARV's aren't wide, there 92. You'll be well off with those. Some pipecleaners would rock too, if you dont' ski rails much. Basically any company has skis that will fit you. Or moment jibs!
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obsethed would prob be overkill. But i think you would have a lot of fun on the arvs
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