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AR6s or walls for park?

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phishfood
Posts: 2542 - Karma: 298
alright im looking for a pretty much 90-100% park ski for next season, i just snapped my k2s on water ramps. i've got a pair of liberty hazmats for everything else non-park.
im 6'3'' and 180 lbs, ex racer.
skiing probably 60% jumps 40% jibs. i'd centermount the walls, and if i got the ar6s im not sure if i should do center or -1?
i want them to be kinda stiff, but not so stiff they're not fun (i skied public enemies for a year and they were like that).
which would be better for me? or which is the more playful of the two?
thanks + karma for help
Aug 23 2009 9:46PM
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Z_rob
Posts: 3076 - Karma: 152
dont know much about either one but i can tell you that the AR6 is more playful than the wall
Aug 23 2009 9:50PM
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JaseOfSpades15
Posts: 230 - Karma: 9
def ar6s
Aug 23 2009 10:16PM
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GreenHorn
Posts: 4896 - Karma: 1,209
I had the walls and they were amazing. They can hold an edge forever. and great for anything park. great on jumps, rails, everything. They even do good in pow. i was in about 8 inches and was fine. AR6 is a great ski as well, but i loved my walls
Aug 23 2009 10:25PM
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grown-ninja
Posts: 3031 - Karma: 175
ive never ridden ar6's but walls arent that stiff there pretty playfull and you might find them soft because of your size
Aug 23 2009 10:29PM
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regobounce
Posts: 65 - Karma: 42
they're pretty much the same but the ar6 has had durability problems so for sure go with walls.
Aug 23 2009 10:52PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
what the hell?
they're both bombproof skis, get the facts straight
Aug 23 2009 10:58PM
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BWalmer
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I've skied both, both are super durable, I beat the shit out of my walls and there where barely any scratches, my AR6s also got a pretty good beating and were perfect. The walls are definitely stiffer, but its not impossible to butter them, after awhile you get used to it and its pretty easy. The AR6s on the other hand have an awesome flex pattern, the noses are soft and the tails are stiff. If you chose the AR6s I'd go center mount, but that's just me. You got a tough choice man, they are both awesome skis.
Aug 23 2009 11:23PM
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