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CRJ 188 or Armada TST 192

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Barmski
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Can't decide - skied the crap outta of the CRJ on demo last season......loved it. TST looks baller in the dimesions but ahhh anyone got anything for me? Looks like the tst isnt rockered in the tail, but who cares? What you guys think>?
Oct 21 2011 4:03PM
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Ghini
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2 very different skis.. do some real searching and choose the ski that fits Your riding style..
Oct 21 2011 5:05PM
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YewTard
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Yeah, definitely 2 different skis. I own the CJR as my deep powder ski and I'm picking up the TST as my every day driver for this season. I love the CRJ in deep powder, but it's really difficult to get it to turn over when things start packing down. I'm thinking the TST having the rockered, wide tip but only being 100 underfoot will make it perfect those days after a storm when it's tracked out in some places but still deep in others.

I guess my answer to you is it depends... will this be your every day driver? If so, I'd go TST. If it's your pow ski, the CRJ will obviously be more fun @ 115 underfoot.

Oct 21 2011 6:40PM
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.jon
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Such different skis. I absolutely detested my CRJs, and am replacing them with a pair of 183 TSTs.

The TST actually has torsional stiffness, unlike the CRJ. It'll also both ski and run longer. My 180 CRJ's measured 176 and skied even shorter than that because of the tip+tail rocker. Armada's run true to length and the TST won't ski as short as the CRJ because it's got a traditional tail.

Obviously the width and directional flex are quite different too...
Oct 21 2011 7:21PM
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Barmski
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Yea I guess I thought the TST was more like the JJ being that its pretty aggressively rockered in the front. But I want a ski for pow only days- wind blown, fresh, all day pow ski, I love the dimensions of the TST especially since its longer than the 185 JJ. The AK JJ seems way too big in my opinion. I thought the CRJ was great everywhere and I liked how it wants to point with the higher radius sidecut. Thanks for the input guys. So everyone who has been on the tst has enjoyed it eh?
Oct 23 2011 7:20PM
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