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T-Halls or Alpha 1's...+k

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Tree_Fuzz
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...? Which ones..I ski park 97% of the time
Nov 30 2009 8:50AM
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p-oskier
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Do you ski big jumps or small jumps, do you do more jumps or more rails?
Nov 30 2009 9:45AM
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Newschool_Pope
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alpha 1... new technology, fast base, really turny, extremely small radius, rocker!!! as a park ski.


its a bit stiffer than the t-hall so if u dont like stiff skis then you might want to reconsider your thughts
Nov 30 2009 9:54AM
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YoungHale
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alpha's have the elfshoe tech. so even if they are stiffer, they still butter like nothing. evryone i know who's got em loves them
Nov 30 2009 10:20AM
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kthnxbai.
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havent riden t-halls but the alphas are fun as hell.
Nov 30 2009 10:26AM
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.newman.
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alphas fo sure
Nov 30 2009 6:17PM
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Zump.
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the alpha 1's are rockered. so for park...i would go with the t-halls

Nov 30 2009 6:22PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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yeah if you doing that much park t halls  alphas are rockered and such
Nov 30 2009 7:22PM
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Brian_Peppers
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this^
Nov 30 2009 7:25PM
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mak
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the rocker is for the park
Nov 30 2009 7:32PM
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Tree_Fuzz
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^ Thats what I thought..? I think I am going to go with the alpha 1's true center
Nov 30 2009 9:53PM
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powpowinbmt
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T hallllllllls, allllll the way
Nov 30 2009 10:05PM
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baseballski03
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i like the alpha 1's. but i would say mount them at recommended. i think even if you are skiing 97% park that's the best spot. but that may just be my opinion.
Nov 30 2009 10:09PM
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fLyInG-liNeS
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go with the alpha 1's, i just rode them for the first time and they are the best ski i have ever ridden. i mounted them at center
Nov 30 2009 11:31PM
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pjbauer
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i have a brother on the alphas and he loves them
Dec 1 2009 12:38AM
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ski-swagga
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theyre both good skis and you cant go wrong with either but i suggest the alphas because of all the reasons already listed.
Dec 1 2009 12:52AM
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Thatdp
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i would sugest the alphas with the marker schizo jester binding.  Thats what i got its an amazing set up.  The ability to move from core center to true center and farther forward and back makes my skiing experience on them amazing.  I was able to rip threw 2-3 foot of pow in em. and am still able to kill in the park.

Dec 1 2009 2:39AM
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mmallender.
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if you want softer why not the alpha 2s?
Dec 1 2009 3:29AM
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Tree_Fuzz
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Yaa those are the bindings I was planning on gettting actuallly..+k
Dec 1 2009 9:07AM
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Tree_Fuzz
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Is that the only difference between the two..the 2's are softer?

Dec 1 2009 9:09AM
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Jules.
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thalls
Dec 1 2009 9:37AM
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kthnxbai.
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IIRC the videos on the armada site say that the only difference is that the 1 has a race base and the 2 has a slightly softer (cheaper) base, but that the core materials and everything else was exactly the same.  Which is why the 2s are slightly cheaper.
Dec 1 2009 10:44AM
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Newschool_Pope
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and the alpha 1s ahve a faster base (the one of the pipe cleaner) whilst alpha 2s have the ar6 base
Dec 1 2009 11:03AM
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MayorWest
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alpha 1 = pipecleaner rockerd = slightyl stiff and faster better base more pricey
alpha 2 = ar6 rockerd = same shit , fatty base edge just like you get with ALL armada PARK skis
Dec 1 2009 11:51AM
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Z_rob
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ive heard a lot of good things about rockered park skis.

so if it was me id get the alpha 1's or 2's
Dec 1 2009 12:48PM
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Newschool_Pope
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what binding position is your favorite?
Dec 1 2009 3:29PM
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mmallender.
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alpha 1's have the comp base and ar core 2 which is a lighter stiffer core
alpha 2's have the s7 base and the ar core 1 which is a softer base

basically the alpha 1 is a rockered pipe cleaner and the alpha 2 is a rockered ar6
Dec 1 2009 4:01PM
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Thatdp
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um well they were mounted core center, so 2.5 back.  Moved them forward 1.5 so its -1 back from true center.  I havent had much more than a couple days messing with em. I can update ya as i ridem more.
Dec 2 2009 12:29AM
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