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Park skis

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spstevens
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What is a really good park ski?
Feb 6 2012 10:37PM
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spstevens
Posts: 123 - Karma: 105
Mainly for rails and buters but I like doing jumps as well
Feb 13 2012 4:43PM
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sskier
Posts: 289 - Karma: 26
masterminds are super soft and light weight.Ar7's are very poppy and pretty light weight.Both good are good for park but I prefer the ar7's.I would also say look at some t-halls and halos and even the k2 domain.
Feb 13 2012 5:36PM
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holytoast
Posts: 683 - Karma: 301
Sskier knows whats up! Ar7 is a really good ski im probably going to buy a pair when i get the money
Feb 13 2012 5:58PM
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sskier
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I bought mine last friday and I could have gotten them cheaper if I had waited a week but whatever,still totally worth it.
Feb 13 2012 6:44PM
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holytoast
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So im gonna buy the ar7 so do you know where i can get them for less than 500 dollars and what size should i get cause im 6 foot 2 215 lbs
Feb 13 2012 7:39PM
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.ZT.
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AR7 B****
Feb 13 2012 7:52PM
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sskier
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go with the 181cm and try evo gear or skis.com bro.
Feb 13 2012 8:04PM
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holytoast
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K.  those are 500 stil though. i gues i could make a thread and see if anyone knows where you could get em cheaper. And why not 176. Right now i have 169 k2 extremes center mount
Feb 13 2012 8:09PM
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sskier
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171 is what I should be on and I know some one 6'4" on 183 punx and they are at his nose...
Feb 13 2012 8:36PM
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SammyS
Posts: 65 - Karma: 39
Well it all depends on how much money you want to spend
Feb 13 2012 8:42PM
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sskier
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corbetts.com might. I bought mine for 485 with mounting.
Feb 13 2012 8:44PM
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BmoChop
Posts: 2071 - Karma: 96
if you want buttery and still good for jumps, atomic punx or armada t-halls would probably be your best bet. You might have to wait till the end of the season sales start to get them at less than $500 but as long as you have working skis right now you probably wont regret waiting it out to get better skis for your money.
Feb 13 2012 8:54PM
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holytoast
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I am having a tough time deciding between the ar7 or thall.  I seriously have no idea. People say thalls will be just fine for my size and some peeople say they wont. Im just getting a lot of mixed answers.
Feb 13 2012 8:56PM
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sskier
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seriously.My 2 friends have t-halls and the ar7 out performs them by a mile.
Feb 13 2012 9:43PM
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BmoChop
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funny because theres a ton of people on this website that swear by the t-hall...skis are totally objective and I daresay whoever has the ar7s is just a better skier than the guys with the t-halls.


To the OP:
The AR7s are more all-mountain oriented, and not very buttery, while the t-halls are park oriented and a good mix of buttery but still stable on jumps. If you're going to be spending >50% of time in the park definitely go T-halls, especially if you're lighter, and even if you're spending less than that amount still consider them. The AR7s will be less buttery but will perform a bit better all mountain wise. If I was in your situation I'd pick t-halls, but you can't go wrong either way really, they're both solid skis and have their merits.
Feb 13 2012 9:51PM
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holytoast
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So i just figured out i can get either this yeard ar7 for 384 dollars or this years alpha 1 for 437 dollars. (also this years k2 domain for 335 dollars). So i dont know. i can get the alpha in all the sizes and the ar7 in a 179 which is all they have. Also i can get the domain in a 179 which is all they have. What do you think i should do. They are all really well priced so its sort of fair game for all of them. +++++k to all of you for the help i really appreciate it as well
Feb 13 2012 10:01PM
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sskier
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seriously though,I find my ar7's have alot more pop than the t-halls do too.I never really could get very good nollies until I rode ar7's,seriously.Then again,experience,skill,and preference all fall into play when debating between two skis and especially two so similar.
Feb 13 2012 10:04PM
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