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Which would hold up best in deeper snow?

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WoFIowz
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So I know neither is great for super deep snow but I'll be riding both these this season. The skis:

-2017 Armada ARV 106 (before the newest revision)
-2019 ON3P Wrenegade 96

Both mounted recommended.

I bought the wrens cuz I wanted something more burly to charge with for EC. The ARVs are super playful and I love them. Their balance in the air and landing is phenomenal, but they tend to get kicked around a bit in chop. They've been my daily driver the last two years and held up great in snow up to knee deep.

My guestion is even though the wrens are a collective 2cm skinnier, does their exaggerated rocker profile allow them to perform better than these ARVs in deep snow? Or will the playfulness of the ARVs dominate powder? I guess I'll have to find out but just wanted some opinions. The rocker on the ON3Ps is HUGE.

I know neither is optimal for 1ft+ but it'll do. None of this shit existed in the 60's and they fared fine.
Oct 21 2019 4:16AM
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TheWeaz
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I skied a lot of pow on the east coast on some revolt 95s one year just because it was the ski I had at the time, definitely doable, just ski faster.

which one will perform better is probably down to what you want to do in fresh snow, you can most likely ski faster and more aggressive on the wrens, but be able to do more tricks on the armadas, so it kinda depends what you would rather do on powder days, if in doubt ski faster and you’ll have more float.
Oct 23 2019 12:59PM
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shin-bang
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Wrens absolutely rip. All pow days eventually get chopped up, and that’s where the wrenegade will shine. On3ps will
probs outlast the armadas if you take care of them.
Oct 25 2019 12:23AM
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