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Best Park Skis?

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Whackson
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I’ve been having trouble figuring out what new skis to get next year. I’m looking for something that can hold up on 60ft+ jumps while still being playful, flexible, and maneuverable on rails. I don’t care about price either. I used to have 2017 chronics and damn did I love those but the sidewall chipped a lot and I’m not a big fan of the new design with it as an all mountain. Some skis I was looking into were k2 poachers, on3p magnus, armada arv 96, armada edollos, and those new line skis coming out looked decent too. Suggestions?

**EDIT** what I meant was 60ft max as I don’t expect myself to really be throwing shit off huge ass jumps this season

**This thread was edited on May 7th 2019 at 1:08:01am

**This thread was edited on May 7th 2019 at 1:12:28am

**This thread was edited on May 7th 2019 at 1:34:34am
May 7 2019 1:07AM
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e~b
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Whackson60ft+ jumps


r/claim

**This post was edited on May 7th 2019 at 1:13:24am
May 7 2019 1:12AM
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Whackson
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e~br/claim


It’s one of my goals for next year as I’m riding at boulder mainly 🤷‍♂️
May 7 2019 1:13AM
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MaimHelp
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arv 96s are sick. Edollos are sick. Magnus' are sick. I would get whatever out of the skis that you posted and look at all of them and pick the one you like best/ can get a better deal on. I've ridden Kartels and arv 96s as well as 2016 chronics and I liked the kartels and arvs a lot better.
May 7 2019 2:35PM
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Whackson
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MaimHelparv 96s are sick. Edollos are sick. Magnus' are sick. I would get whatever out of the skis that you posted and look at all of them and pick the one you like best/ can get a better deal on. I've ridden Kartels and arv 96s as well as 2016 chronics and I liked the kartels and arvs a lot better.


Thank you and yeah looking for a better deal is a priority just trying to see which is better from an outsiders standpoint
May 7 2019 5:02PM
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Whackson
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Also another thing. Has anyone been able to test out those new Vishnu plus skis yet? They look sick but dunno if they will be a flop compared to the regular wets
May 7 2019 5:04PM
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MaimHelp
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WhacksonThank you and yeah looking for a better deal is a priority just trying to see which is better from an outsiders standpoint

The old Kartel 98 and arv 96 felt a lot more stable than the chronics when I skied them. Chronics were still a good ski but I can romp on my arvs a lot faster and hit bigger jumps than I used to. Might also be because I sized up
May 7 2019 5:08PM
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e~b
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I wouldn't put much stock in how well the skis will hold up on bigger jumps if I was you. That doesn't seem to be a concern until you start doing more corks, rodeos, etc off of jumps that big. I have blends, and traveling circus's before that, and I never have had serious problems doings 3s, 5s, and backflips with them on bigger jumps. That being said, the armada edollos are made to literally do it all, and they will do everything you listed above
May 7 2019 5:16PM
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oldmanski
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You have some good choices to choose from here, and to add to it, I will definitely look into J Skis for my next purchase. Not sure which models since I am not in the market to buy skis this year but I have heard great things about them.
May 7 2019 5:35PM
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Whackson
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oldmanskiYou have some good choices to choose from here, and to add to it, I will definitely look into J Skis for my next purchase. Not sure which models since I am not in the market to buy skis this year but I have heard great things about them.


I was looking into allplays and whipits too. This whole situation confuses me but I just want to make a good purchase as on what skis I’ll have the most fun on
May 7 2019 9:26PM
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Colingarnes
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How tall and heavy are you?
May 8 2019 12:42AM
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Phillydog1
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The Whipits sound like exactly what you're looking for. Primarily a rail ski that can handle jumps when you need it. Just not the best for all mountain because they're narrower.
May 8 2019 3:37PM
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Whackson
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ColingarnesHow tall and heavy are you?


I’m 5’11 and 170 lbs
May 8 2019 3:56PM
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Colingarnes
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If all you care about are medium jumps and rails I'd say whippit, mag90, even a bdog.
May 8 2019 4:42PM
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