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It's that Time again... Choosing skis
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Okay, so I'm getting new skis. I'm currently skiing on anthems(171) which i had in new zealand which I'm really not enjoying. (finding them too wide, and just generally quite clumsy with them) the last skis I had were suspects. which although i enjoyed riding they died pretty quick.
So I've been looking at armadas. Really trying to chose between AR6s and Thalls. I've been reading about the flex patterns etc and still finding it quite hard to decide. I probably ski about 80% park boxes and rails equally but do enjoy skiing pow when its there. I still want a reasonably playful ski but just having a tough time deciding.
any advice will be appreciated.
also I'm about 178cm and 66kg. I'm guessing i should be gong for 176s even though I prefer something slightly shorter generally. how do armadas measure up from tip to tail? for example the 171 suspects measure at like a 168 and the anthems measure to like 173 i know its not a big issue but still nice to know.
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since you like the suspects, i would go for the ar6. you obvious like a stiffer ski and the ar6 is the stiffer out of the two by a little.
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look into these, they seem sick.
any reviews or word on these yet?
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Im really only looking at the armadas as im in the uk and using a discount code for a specific site. but thanks
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66kg=145 pounds so you could be fine with either. the ar6s would be pretty much dialed for you in my opinion, but if you want a pretty soft ski then go for the thalls.
stiffest to softest skis.... suspects..ar6s.thalls.anthems (the # of periods is a way of saying how much softer/stiffer the skis are)
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yeah man. I think I'm gonna go for the ar6s. Any info about sizing?
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well i got the 166 and im 5 foot 5 and 115 pounds. its around an inch or so over my head, so they look huge, but when i click in to them, they dont feel big at all. if i wouldve gotten the 161 (around my nose) then i would feel like i could go over the handbars easily. so get the size that is up to the top of your head.
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so the tip to tail measurement of the ski is sightly larger than the listed size?
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no. id say its pretty much acurate. go for this ski, i have it too. you wont regret.
its so stable and playful, whilst also being very versatile.
its proven to be a brilliant ski for the money you pay
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ar6 are a reallly playfull and flexy ski compared to my jibs
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if theres anyone with AR6s 171 or 176 that could just measure them for me tip to tail with a tape measure i would be very grateful
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if you jump more: AR6
if you like to get railed: T-Hall
AR6 for all mountain, get the 176
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