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Armada ar7 vs. Halo

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asianater
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I just bought Salomon suspects for this season not knowing about the edge problems. Well my edges pulled out and i cant ride them because they catch like hell on boxes. I'm doing mainly park and little to no riding slope and was wondering if the AR7 or the halos would be better. I like the graphics on the halo better and i also read that if you cover the ski top sheet with some type of 3-m film it wont chip much. I want to know which would be the better ski for me and if the film works. I'm 6' 3" and 170 lbs.
Jan 11 2011 2:07PM
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asianater
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i know biggest mistake i could've made. I started out as a snowboarder and just got into free skiing this year and a buddy of mine talked me into them. I got them for $150 though so it wasn't like i paid full retail. Still a really stupid mistake.
Jan 11 2011 2:14PM
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RyCo19
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I got the AR7's this year, and I have been blown away by their performance. Granted, I ski about 70-80% park and do like to do some woods/groomers on occasion, but they've torn up anything I've tried so far. As far as park goes, since that sounds like what you're most interested in, here's my thoughts:

They're nice and stiff for a park ski, which means they're really stable at speed and on landings. It took a little while to detune the edges but once I got them rounded down they've performed really well on rails as well. The swing weight is pretty light for a relatively long ski, so spinning feels pretty natural.

My only two minor complains are the asymmetrical tip/tail (the tail is much skinnier than the nose) makes riding switch feel a little awkward, but that could be since I'm used to perfectly symmetrical skis. Also, with the stiffness of the ski comes more difficult buttering, but that's a tradeoff you'll make with any ski.

Overall, they're a fantastic ski from what I can tell so far, and I would absolutely recommend them... ESPECIALLY over suspects hah
Jan 11 2011 2:24PM
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asianater
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From what I've read at other sites the only difference between the two skis is the halos are rockers and the AR7s are camber. I was leaning towards the Halos because my home mountain is super small where everyone knows each other and one of the kids have a pair of AR7's, and i think the graphics are sick but i'm only gonna choose on performance.
Jan 11 2011 2:29PM
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Sallabillz
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if your skiing more hardpacked snow halos would suck halos are perfect for summer skiing and soft snow but ar7s are better for park
Jan 11 2011 2:36PM
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Karma_Police
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Wrong, rockered halo's are so fun in the park.  Maybe not for pipe, but for butters they rule pretty hard.
Jan 11 2011 2:53PM
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asianater
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OK, thank you for the help, I'm going to go with the AR7's
Jan 11 2011 3:23PM
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Sam.Carson
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STFU and GTFO
Jan 11 2011 3:26PM
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cooper.fry
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do you yell at everyone of his posts? pen15 licker.
Jan 11 2011 3:30PM
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nikko.d
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OK. so you bought the suspects.. you are now considering ether the Halo, or the ar7.

AR7: regular camber.

Halo: park rocker or early rise with regular camber.

I've skied on skis with rocker/early rise the last 2-3 year and when i tried regular camber skis I hooked so bad and couldn't get out of turns with just 1-2 inches of snow on top of the hard-pack. of course this may come with the fact that I've been riding with rockerd skis for so long and its what comes natural to me.

but why do you think kids snow boards from K2 and Burton comes with rocker and what they call easy rider(which is actually boards with "rocker" on the sides too).. ITS BECAUSE IT MAKES THINGS EASIER!!

once you go rocker you never go back.

if you get used to rocker skis going back to conventional skis is harder than switching the other way.

personally I feel that a rockerd ski gives me more.. you have the opportunity to ski some pow when the weather gods gives you the opportunity.

I'm Norwegian so don't hate on the writhing or whatever
Jan 11 2011 4:12PM
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