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Chronic cryptonites vs. anthems/ar6s/afterbang

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ArmadaSkier26
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these cryptonites look really sick but i dont know how they perform to these other skis that ive skied before and really liked....i need some input
Jun 12 2010 4:10PM
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joshua
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They are much stiffer than Anthems. Out of those three skis I am guessing they will be most like the AR6. (Stiffer, no flex points.)
Jun 12 2010 4:45PM
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ArmadaSkier26
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are they alot like the ar6s or just closest out of the 3?
Jun 12 2010 8:15PM
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joshua
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Just the closest. They are wider.
Jun 12 2010 9:29PM
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ArmadaSkier26
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would u recomend if im like all park
Jun 12 2010 9:34PM
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Lemuel
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LOL you think they are stiff. They are quite soft. Most comparable to the AR6, but softer.
Jun 12 2010 9:48PM
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ArmadaSkier26
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so ur saying that the chronic cryptonites are soft? cuz if they are id be so happy
Jun 12 2010 9:59PM
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ArmadaSkier26
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well i want a ski more like the ar6 and i heard these are like the ar6
Jun 12 2010 11:36PM
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buckbeaumont
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Well if your skiing all mountain, wanna do pow, groomers, and park get the Chronic Cryptonites's, they preform super well on the groomers and in the park and are capable of doing pow when necessary. Its a pretty stiff ski but not to stiff that you cant butter knuckles and rails with them but stiff enough so you can tear the groomers without allot of vibration. The Cryptonites has a sick top sheet graphic and all round are a great ski. For me and my type of skiing the cryps are so so delicious!.
Jun 12 2010 11:52PM
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George.
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Cryptonites are not for park only. I warn you now that there are better preforming park skis out there for relatively the same price.

As said in the quote, perfect for all mountain... but PRETTY good in park. But to be honest it's a matter of personal preference, some people LOVE these for all park but I can't do it. It's too wide and too soft, I don't know if you should be listening to anyone online but try a friend's or demo them (if possible) because the asymmetric flex may be weird.

Good luck though...
Jun 13 2010 12:02AM
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buckbeaumont
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yeah, its basically personal preference, everyone has dif skiing styles and preferences when riding the mountain. But for me. These are a solid ski :)
Jun 13 2010 12:27AM
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ArmadaSkier26
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well i love my ar6s so i just waqnna know if these are like the same
Jun 13 2010 12:30AM
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knows_butter
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The only way to find out is to demo them.

There's no way you can get a perfect picture of how a ski performs by what some people (some of which don't know jack shit) say on the net.

Ar6s are softer in the tips and tails. I'd go for them over the cryptonites if I were you (I ride regular 85mm chronics and anthems).
Jun 13 2010 12:42AM
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buckbeaumont
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Butter is rights you cant really get a full understanding until you have actually ridden the ski, "knows butters" how are the regular chronics, do they slash the shit out of the whole mountain?
Jun 13 2010 12:45AM
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ArmadaSkier26
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hmmm well im in a predicament here cuz i wanna snag a pair of these cuz there are some for a good price but i dont know enough about them and i dont know where i could test these
Jun 13 2010 12:51AM
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knows_butter
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Definitely.

I love my chronics so much. My mountain doesn't get a lot of fresh/pow, but the chronics rip the shit out of literally everything. I ski every part of the mountain every day.

I bomb groomers in the morning on the corduroy, hit some rails/boxes/park at midday, slash some Backcountry/big mountain/cliff drops in the afternoon and ski a few runs on moguls/crud late afternoon.

They literally handle all of the above so well. There's no real weakness of the ski, where as with my anthems and other softer skis I've owned, they've been let down a lot usually at speed/in backcountry.

Admittedly they aren't brilliant in pow... at all, but I probably get one or two pow days a year, so for the conditions I ski, they are perfect.
Jun 13 2010 1:05AM
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buckbeaumont
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Well they sound like sick skis, are from Australia?. Yeah v got the cryps, im pretty stoked with them :)
Jun 13 2010 1:32AM
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knows_butter
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Close!

NZ... Ruapehu (turoa) is my home Mtn. Similar conditions to what you'll ski in Aussie I'm guessing.
Jun 13 2010 2:33AM
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Legoman
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How stiff are the cryptos compared to AR6, T-Hall, Walls, Ace of Spades etc

Iv always thought that crpytos were supposedly 2x4s, I currently have anthems but want something a bit stiffer for when im outside of the park but still got butterability.

Im 6,1 155lbs so I cant butter something thats going to be amazingly stiff.
Jun 13 2010 3:00PM
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FiveCrew
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you should get the cryptos but next time, dont use someones thread for your own. make ur own
Jun 13 2010 6:04PM
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bcippps
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the anthems wash out it depends on if your doing more jumps or jibs
Jun 13 2010 7:10PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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Me and my brother have used chronics and ar6'sand both agree that the ar6 is softer. Thats all I have to offer. And those were normal chronics, not wides.
Jun 13 2010 7:16PM
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ReetsAdeets
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AR6s are soft as shit, anybody who says any different has never flexed a stiff ski. Chronic kryptos are a bit stiffer than them. Definitely not what you are looking for if you want a soft ski.
Jun 14 2010 2:08AM
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ArmadaSkier26
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ok so if i love my ar6s then i woukdnt like the cryptos?
Jun 14 2010 11:28AM
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knows_butter
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How the fuck would we know if you wouldn't like a ski without even skiing it.

Think about it. THE CRYPTONITE IS A STIFF SKI. IF YOU LIKE STIFF SKIS THEN YOU WILL LIKE IT. Do we have to spell it out for you?
Jun 14 2010 6:59PM
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ReetsAdeets
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^relax. And I really doubt that you would notice that much of a difference between them, but from what it sounds like, you want a softer ski, and the Chronic Krypto is a stiffer ski, so you most likely wouldnt like them. That being said though, demo them somewhere, like Windells (if you're going) or wait until next season.
Jun 14 2010 7:59PM
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OMGHEDIDNT
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so he can get shit about searchbarring...?!?
Jun 14 2010 8:07PM
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ArmadaSkier26
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well someone needs to chill out and thanks the ar6 is as stiff as i want it im gonna go forthe 09 anthems
Jun 14 2010 8:22PM
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