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Which Ski is better for the price

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armadaskier86
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Im looking to get some opinions on some skis.

The Dumont, the Suspect, the Ar6, or the wall

Oct 23 2008 10:26AM
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sick-as-aids
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id say suspect. the dumonts are suspecious seeing as simons not using them
Oct 23 2008 5:19PM
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A.R.
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yea,  the guy has his name on them and dosent even ski them. im saying ar6, just cause i have those and the thalls and im totally biased.

go armada

Oct 23 2008 5:33PM
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armadaskier86
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That is stupid that dumont doesn't skis is own ski why would he come out with his own ski and not ski it that is just dumb. At least Tanner Hall skis his own ski. But don't get me wrong the dumont skis looks sweet but it's not all about the look it has to preform to.
Oct 24 2008 7:53AM
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armadaskier86
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Yea go Armada they are great

Oct 24 2008 7:58AM
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MoistAbode
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look into the disorderly as well
Oct 24 2008 8:26PM
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Kevski
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I've heard nothing but amazing things about the suspects. Everyone that has ridden them has been super stoked. They're pretty much the same as the Dumont, just $100 less and more hyped.
You can't go wrong with armada either. Same price as the suspect too...
Oct 24 2008 8:32PM
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skiP.E.I.
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AR6s, at least as good as Suspects, and I think they retail for less.
Oct 25 2008 9:46AM
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Twig
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actually how often do you see tanner riding thalls? He is usually riding Alphas/ Pipe cleaners or prototypes in the park.. just saying..
Oct 25 2008 10:17AM
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stormtrooper
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ar6 is the cheepest.

hmmmm suspect and dumonts exact same ski just the dumont is beefed up.
the walls are sick, ive hurd word of pull outs though
and the ar6 is completely different compared to the suspects and dumonts and walls.
suspects and dumonts flex is pretty stiff. wall is a little less stiff and the ar6 is a noodle, its so soft u could land switch in pow..
 my choice would be salomon
Oct 25 2008 10:27AM
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armadaskier86
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The dumont looks like a sweet ski
Oct 25 2008 1:46PM
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Lemuel
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the walls are like the stiffest park ski i have ever felt. but i have not seen the Dumont/suspect in real life but Salomon is not known for stiff skis. and all armadas are noodles. i would go wall because its a sick ski and you wont show up to the mountain and see a ski rack full of walls like you will suspects and Dumonts
Oct 25 2008 1:54PM
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shortdawg
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he rides them a lot. Maybe not so much in the 604 edits but he does, and even if he didn't ride them at all they're still an amazing ski.

Oct 25 2008 2:35PM
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Twig
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yeh i agree, i didnt mean it to sound like i was saying that they are not a sick ski. thalls are sick for sure.
Oct 25 2008 2:43PM
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blindside
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ar6s are not noodles I'm sorry.

and to jollygreen walls aren't that stiff.

that is all.
Oct 25 2008 2:50PM
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ChanchoVelez.
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SUSPECTS

Oct 25 2008 3:20PM
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T_orageskiier
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i'd have to say the suspects but i like the armada's to.
Oct 25 2008 4:41PM
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armadaskier86
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any other opinions?
Oct 26 2008 11:09PM
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JMerz
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just picked up the suspects...love em... either those or the ar6 they are both great skis
Oct 26 2008 11:42PM
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armadaskier86
Posts: 312 - Karma: 17
BUMP
Oct 27 2008 2:57PM
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bdowning
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personally armada's are too stiff for me, i used to ride the ar6's but didn't enjoy them.  you should check out coreUPT they have sick prices on all their skis included with bindings and are basically all pro models.  legitimate names on that team as well.  some say theyre all the same as dynastars which if thats the case would be a pretty flexible ski, more then the salomons and armadas definitely. 

just my 2 cents, but since the skis you asked about are all pretty stiff.  i would go with armada.  although stiff, extremely durable and stable ski. 
Oct 27 2008 3:08PM
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Aaaron.
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the AR6 or the Wall
depending on if you want a hard ski(the wall) or a softer ski (the AR6)
but there shouldn't be much difference
you will be completely happy with either one
Oct 27 2008 3:27PM
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pmw
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almost everything in that post was somehwat, if not completley wrong. Simon Dumont did use his pro models, just not his 09's. In the new movie Reasons, he was indeed using his NEW Dumonts, so i am strating to beleive that it was true that he just needed to get used to them...TANNER HALL DOES NOT SKI HIS RPO MODEL, HE SKIS THE PIPE CLEANER!!!no hate man, just a few things wrong with that one. Id say go for suspect or the wall. But suspect is really good for the price. Pretty soon its going to be 450, its just 400 right now.
Oct 28 2008 1:22PM
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armadaskier86
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bump
Oct 28 2008 5:38PM
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armadaskier86
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any other opinions?
Nov 14 2008 8:55AM
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steve07982
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not sure if you are looking to buy or not but someone has been listing 07 and 08 ar6s on ebay for the past couple weeks. i just lifted mine for 250 bucks brand new. the seller is really easy to work with too.
Nov 14 2008 12:34PM
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h_bar
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i would go for the suspects or the ar6 of the one you listed. its sketchy event thinking about the dumonts. giving the fact that simons barely using them.: he did the quarterpipe hit with them if im not mistaken.

and some other skis you should look into is the 4FRNT TNK and STL, i was riding the TNK last season and im not switching them out before they either are to small(im sixteen and i might just grow a bit yet) or they just get to ripped up.

Nov 14 2008 12:57PM
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N.Skinner
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I wouldn't rule out the Dumont's just because he doesn't ski them...They are the same ski as the suspects if I am not mistaken with added edge protection and his graphics and name...You decide whether that is worth the extra $.

I'm sure since everyone likes the suspects so much the dumonts are just as good they just cost more so less people have them.  I am confused why people say Dumont not riding them makes them bad yet rave about the the Suspects.

I personally wouldnt get the Dumont's becase I don't think the edgearmor is worth it.

08 Dumonts are a different story
Nov 14 2008 1:07PM
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h_bar
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both got edgearmor
Nov 14 2008 1:15PM
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N.Skinner
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right but dumonts have more

And thats the only difference
Nov 14 2008 5:11PM
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Moment_jibbz
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Ive def seen Tanner on the THalls in some stuff....i think that hes usually on the pipe cleaners because alot of the scenes you see him in hes in the pipe or the filming they were going to do most of was going to be in the pipe.....thats what i think at least
Nov 14 2008 5:45PM
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JordanClarke
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go suspects!!
Nov 14 2008 6:44PM
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regge
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dont get the Dumont's simon is skiing his ski from last year with this years graphics on it!!! go with the suspect
Nov 14 2008 9:02PM
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Freeskiingyouth
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I am sorry but the Dumont and Suspect are totally diferent skis, the Dumont costs more because it has what Salomon Calls Pulse Pad Technology in the tip and tail. Pulse Pad helps reduce vibration and keep the ski feeling damp and less chattery. I have heard form sources that will remain anynomus that Simon likes his pro model ski from last year more than this years. Simon's world record quaterpipe sucess, check out the skis. The Dumont this year is an awesome ski though. As for the Volkl Wall it is much stiffer than the two Salomons.
Nov 14 2008 9:24PM
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Freeskiingyouth
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Oh and the reason Simon likes last years ski is supposedly two reasons, Top cap construction V.S. Vertical Sidewall and the 08 ski was stiffer.
Nov 14 2008 9:28PM
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summersover
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im gonna say AR6 because i have them and theyre sweet
armadas dope
Nov 14 2008 9:53PM
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skianick
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Ar6 all the way
there pretty much the same price as all those other skis anyways
Nov 15 2008 12:10PM
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N.Skinner
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Hmmm...Nowhere on the site does it say the Dumont's have Pulse pad.  Some of the all-mountain skis say it but the dumont's don't.

....Everyone knows Simon likes last years better
Nov 15 2008 1:42PM
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Twig
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my 2009 volkl walls are better and a better price at $400 shipped.. buy them up.. i really want to sell them!

Nov 15 2008 2:28PM
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h_bar
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yea, cuz i saw this product video about the dumonts(08/09). And obviously, simon "douchebag" dumont were giving his review on the skis. And quite francly, he didnt seem that stoked.

on the other hand you had sammy giving his review on the suspects, seem sooo stoked on them.
im not sure if it was their personalities coming up to the surface or if it was that sammy actually was stoked on the suspects.

the only thing i know, is that i would NEVER buy the dumont 08/09 if i had the choice.

go suspect if you want to have salomons!
Nov 15 2008 3:44PM
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ryanwar6
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That would be a great way of deciding which ski to get... except for the fact that other than the edge armor and the graphics, it is THE EXACT SAME SKI!!!

Saying you would NEVER buy the Dumonts, but are stoked on the Suspects is a very uneducated thing to say. Unless you just hate extra edge armor, your argument makes no sense.

So, moral of the story: Feel free to hate on the Dumonts if you would like, but don't then turn around and recommend the Suspects. Even though it seems to be a sweet fad right now, it is simply rediculous.

Love,
Ryan
Nov 16 2008 12:46AM
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BigMeech621
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there is sum last years THALLS on ebay rite now for 300 bucks.  i know the dude who is sellin um and he is legit for sure.  super sick condish super sick price. mounted with solly bindings.  the dude works at a ski shop and have always been in the best condish.
Nov 16 2008 1:24AM
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h_bar
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haha, okey i see now that im really colored by the fact that i dont like dumont that much.

as you said earlier, 07/08 dumonts is another story.
i rode them for about a month, but then during a huge bail i broke both the skis and bindings.


thanks for pointing out that im uneducated, since the fact is that right now im gettin GOD DAMN EDUMACATED
Nov 16 2008 7:48AM
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