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Wall or arv

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.newman.
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I'm planning on  buying some new skis and i was looking to get some armada arvs. I went to my local shop to check if they had any deals and the guy started talking about how good volkl walls are.  Im looking to ski about 50-50 in and out of the park and im thinkin that the walls mighty be too much park oriented for me.
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walls or arvs?
Aug 25 2009 10:46PM
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skia4life89
Posts: 2400 - Karma: 172
walls are more a park ski as i think they are almost if not symetrical (?)
as for they arv's...from my own experience quite possibly my favorite ski ever! soo good on everything from park, to powder..they are soo light poppy, and the width makes it such a stable ski..u cant go wrong with the arv
Aug 25 2009 10:49PM
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treebeard
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correct, walls are fully symmetrical. and if money isn't an option, go with arv's. if you can only spend 500 (including bindings) you may want to consider line chronics. great all-mountain ski, and you can never go wrong with line
Aug 25 2009 10:52PM
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.newman.
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thanks for the help... and i found arvs for 40% off so im set for price
Aug 26 2009 9:51AM
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BWalmer
Posts: 9141 - Karma: 12,885
walls are sick, they rip in and out of the park, they are 100% symmetrical, but that's what makes it so good in and out of the park, you can go forward and switch with ease and they're pretty stiff so they wont be a problem in mush either. I've never skied ARvs but they are supposed to really sick out of the park, but I don't know about in it. Chronics will go everywhere too.
Aug 26 2009 10:13AM
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t.peterson
Posts: 421 - Karma: 269
I have the arv and walls. Arv's are great all around the mountain really nice ski but I don't like it in the park, weird for going switch, maybe cause im used to the symmetrical wall, and aren't my favorite skis on rails. The walls are so sick in the park and are also pretty solid for the whole mountain. If you're 50/50 I would say go for the walls.
Aug 26 2009 12:10PM
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50in07
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Walls look sick and are supposed to be nice

Aug 26 2009 12:58PM
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.newman.
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is there any problem with either ski in the north east on the ice?
Aug 26 2009 1:20PM
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japanada
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I rode my ARVs all over. Loved every minute that I was on them, with the exception being ice, they were a bit soft to hold a good edge at high speeds. Also look at the brigade, volkls all mtn ski.
Aug 26 2009 1:21PM
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Loco-Deer-Slayer
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I was in this same dilemma a short while back, I decided to take the Walls though.

Anyway... Walls are symmetrical I think that would be enough to make you choose ARV's if your doing "50-50" riding in and out of the park. Unless you want to get the bindings at boot center rather than true center, but still I would choose ARV's in this situation.
Aug 26 2009 2:30PM
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ScuffDUFF
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ive got walls and they are great.
Aug 26 2009 3:07PM
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