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Skis for next Season!

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adamwhit8
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Ok guys need some help with pickin out skis for this season. im about 6ft tall and 140 pounds. i ski about 75% park and 25% groomers on the east coast. i like a medium flex ski that has pretty good durability and a low swing weight. well heres what ive been looking at so far: Armada Ar7, moment reno jibs, line mastermind, the surface skullcandy no time, the coreUPT tj pro, and any others you guys could suggest. thanks guys +K for help!!
Aug 14 2011 6:06PM
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MCNUGGETS
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surface skullcandy no times is what i personally picked for next season. I had no times last season and 9 lifes the year before and couldn't be more pleased with surface skis!
Aug 14 2011 6:30PM
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adamwhit8
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really? i have never talked to anyone who had them! how do they ride? and hows their durability?
Aug 14 2011 7:31PM
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Bi-ShredinalGuy
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Coreupt TJ's are sweet. I also like the reno jibs, however, I have heard of the delaminating.
Aug 14 2011 9:03PM
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KillaSteeze
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gus kenworthy used the AR7s, so they must be strong and good
Aug 14 2011 9:58PM
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613.
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The reno jibs are most likely too stiff for him since he wants a medium flex.
Aug 14 2011 10:08PM
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adamwhit8
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actually ive tried last years renos and i feel they were actually just on the brim of stiff and a medium flex, i threw em in cause i actually liked em because i really actually liked their feel regardless, ive never had a chance to see their durability though
Aug 14 2011 10:20PM
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adamwhit8
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hows the flex and the durability of the tjs?
Aug 14 2011 10:34PM
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Crispy.
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As i was reading your post I thought ar7s right away, so id suggest Ar7s
Aug 14 2011 10:42PM
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adamwhit8
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yeah so far thats my best idea now ive just heard of some durability issues
Aug 14 2011 10:50PM
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Blake.P
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Really? Armadas are regarded as some of the most durable skis out there right now. I've only heard good things about them
Aug 14 2011 11:22PM
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Farrellski
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ar7 for sure, only have heard good things about them, cant go wrong with Armada
Aug 14 2011 11:51PM
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adamwhit8
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yeah i just heard of some cases of ar7s delaming but only from a few people but yeah armadas are nice
Aug 15 2011 12:34PM
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adamwhit8
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ive never tried tjs but i hear they are good... what do you like about em?
Aug 18 2011 8:53PM
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tomPietrowski
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The Ar7 is one of my fav all round skis, they carve well, can ride some powder and have a reasnably soft flex for park. Durability wise there fine. I had a set of AR6's completly expolde on me, full sidewall blowout and edges all over, but there easy to fix, and I got another year out of them after fixxing them. There is no ski out there that can ride rails hard for a whole season and not have some damage. I had T-Halls last season and they faired as well as my suspects.  Edge cracks, scuffed top sheets the usual. So yeah there good skis but like any other ski on the market they may well get trashed through hard use.
Aug 18 2011 8:59PM
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adamwhit8
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yeah good input man! i really think that the ar7s are super solid from what ive heard, howd the ar6s blow out on yah?
Aug 18 2011 10:54PM
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rontarson
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Blizzard Magnum 7.6 IQ's
Aug 18 2011 11:39PM
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tomPietrowski
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Honestly it was on teh first day of use, The sidewalls blew out and the edge pulled away from the core on both skis. But as its a full sidewall ski its easy to fix. I rebuilt them and they held well. I had to rebuild them about 2 more times but they were my fav park ski of all time so I was not to bothered. Also I did not pay for them, if I did I may be more annoyed. Just proves though any ski will break if ridden hard.
Aug 19 2011 12:05AM
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adamwhit8
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yeah seems unlucky that happened. ive heard pretty good things about their durability too
Aug 19 2011 11:52AM
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tomPietrowski
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Yeah I should really have let the edges wear in a bit first before hitting rails hard on the first day. It happens to all skis though, I have never had a ski I deont think that I have not had to rebuild at least once, other then powder skis of course. I love the armada skis though, ski supper nicly and are as durabloe as anything else on teh market today. Ill only ski salomon and armada now.
Aug 19 2011 1:54PM
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adamwhit8
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bump
Aug 20 2011 8:51PM
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Prophet30
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I am a fan of Line and Volkl so the masterminds are ok but for the park i would recomend the afterbangs. Also from vokl i would recomend the wall or the ledges.
Aug 21 2011 8:53AM
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monkatizer
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dude, he wnats it to haave low swing weight, and mid flex.

the afterbang is heavy and is soft as fuck....
Aug 21 2011 11:26AM
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steezy.stew
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What about chronics?
Aug 21 2011 9:23PM
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DUKES
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178 liberty lte end thread
Aug 21 2011 11:44PM
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bnewbs6
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Not durable.. My friend broke 3 pairs in 3 weeks. And he didnt do anything dumb in them. He didnt even ride them hard. Well except for 1 pair.
Aug 22 2011 5:18PM
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adamwhit8
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haha seems like your paying more for the skullcandy name than an actual pair of good skis
Aug 22 2011 9:24PM
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Crispy.
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Ar7s
Aug 22 2011 9:32PM
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adamwhit8
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ok guys so most think the ar7s are by far the best but why are they better than any of the other choices? im just trying to find out a little more info about em!
Aug 22 2011 10:46PM
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Cult_Leader
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this
Aug 22 2011 11:00PM
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adamwhit8
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why??
Aug 22 2011 11:17PM
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adamwhit8
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hey guys thanks for the input +k to all! keep it coming!
Aug 23 2011 11:34AM
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tomPietrowski
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If I was you, at this pont I would go out and demo the skis you are interested in. Everyone skis differntly and the only way you will find what suits you is skiing it. People are pretty biased here to, if there freind of a friend had a ski which an edge fell out of, that makes it the worst ski ever, even though the ski could actually be amazing and the edge would have fallen out of any ski. Most shops demo new skis, its the only real way to find out if "you" like a ski.

As for your durability questions, all skis will break skiing park, it could be on the first day, could be 2 years down the line. The inportant thing I think is to buy a full sidewall ski, so if something does go wrong, you can have a shop rebuild the skis for you. You cant really rebuild a sndwhich ski so stick to full sidewall.
Aug 23 2011 3:32PM
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