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NEED SKI ADVICE

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Spagett+
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After a 3-4 year break of not skiing a lot I'm getting back into it. HYPE. Im a pretty good skier, skied freestyle then Big mountain competitively before my break but now I'm BACK and need some ski advice.
im 6ft 155lbs.

Should I get:
Icelantic Pioneers 182cm
Armada ARV's 177 or 184 (both 96 underfoot)
or another ski (recommend, cheap= good)

I skied AR6's back in the day and liked them a lot, then got some big mountain skis that were like 108 or 110 underfoot and I liked them an ok amount but thought they were a little wide underfoot to be my everyday ski since i like skiing bumps a lot and these were just a little too big to maneuver quickly. I'm only gunna have one pair of skis so these gotta be good for EVERYTHING (park, bumps, steeps AND groomers).
Aug 19 2017 3:48PM
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I'm hoping this kind of helps.
i haven't ridden the AR 7s or any icelantics,
but ive ridden all mountain skis from K2, Line, J skis, the armada Bdogs and also a pair of rossis.

out of all of them my favorites are between the line blends and my j skis all play.
I love the response and swing weight from the blends but I can't ever ride anything again after my j skis. They are literally the most perfect ski for me. They're fun, buttery, responsive once they break in and do surprisingly well in boot deep-shin deep powder.
My blends kind of sunk in too much and made it difficult to use.

My vote is the all plays but between your 2 options and what I've seen from edits the( icelantics seem like a "better" all Mountain option.
Aug 19 2017 4:17PM
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frickindarnI'm hoping this kind of helps.
i haven't ridden the AR 7s or any icelantics,
but ive ridden all mountain skis from K2, Line, J skis, the armada Bdogs and also a pair of rossis.

out of all of them my favorites are between the line blends and my j skis all play.
I love the response and swing weight from the blends but I can't ever ride anything again after my j skis. They are literally the most perfect ski for me. They're fun, buttery, responsive once they break in and do surprisingly well in boot deep-shin deep powder.
My blends kind of sunk in too much and made it difficult to use.

My vote is the all plays but between your 2 options and what I've seen from edits the( icelantics seem like a "better" all Mountain option.


thanks man, Ill check out the all plays
Aug 19 2017 4:21PM
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Update: found Icelantics at local shop for 350 so got those
Aug 20 2017 7:02PM
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frickindarn
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Spagett+Update: found Icelantics at local shop for 350 so got those

Have fun in them man!
Aug 20 2017 10:07PM
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