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Armada arv 86 vs line honey badger

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T_gonzo88
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What are notable differences between these skis? Which is better? And why?
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SofaKingSick
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Arv 86 is an excellent park ski, badgers are fine but a little lower shelf quality. Get the arv 86s unless there’s a big price difference and price is a primary concern for you, otherwise arv86 no question
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gangsterman
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From my experience the arv 86 is a little stiffer in the tips and tails and a little more stable underfoot. I've also heard a lot better things about the durability of the arv 86 vs the honey badger.
6 years ago
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crustyboot.420
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Honey badgers have thiccer edges tho. And they still lighter.
6 years ago
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crustyboot.420
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Also you could tell us a little about yourself. Like how and where you ski and stuff like that.
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T_gonzo88
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nolliebackflipAlso you could tell us a little about yourself. Like how and where you ski and stuff like that.

I’m 5’6 139. I ski mainly mammoth mountain ca and occasionally park city and snow bird.
6 years ago
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KentuckyHills
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Which ski did you end up getting... and how did you like them ?
T_gonzo88What are notable differences between these skis? Which is better? And why?
4 years ago
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piss.boy
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Yeah, id say the badger has lower sling weight from what ive heard and seen and ridden. Badgers will also be allot more playful and damper. I have a friend who was almsot scared out of buying them cause the roof box reviews said they were not the best at highspeeds. But hes been charging midwest pow days and cliffs and coulairs just fine
4 years ago
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switchlip2
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I snapped honey badgers in a few months. Definitely the arv or arw
4 years ago
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lilnoid666
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ARV is better quality, they are both bland skis IMO but ARVs are a lot better. The line badgers have durability issues, although line durability is improving.
4 years ago
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KentuckyHills
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What makes and what is example of non-bland ski?
sams15ARV is better quality, they are both bland skis IMO but ARVs are a lot better. The line badgers have durability issues, although line durability is improving.
4 years ago
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g_lectrolyte
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Honestly dawg get the badgers, I have skied them for two seasons and they held up until recently getting a slight sidewall/edge pop out going on underfoot on one ski... like think about it both are park skis and both are going to get destroyed. You might as well buy the cheaper lighter ones
4 years ago
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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So I’ll chime in here.
Honey badgers are a very “noodly” ski with cap sidewall. So, this means they are not very strong for Bigger guys/speed and not very durable (cap construction =more impact damage and delamination).
The ARV86 is a more traditional park design with a stiffer mid 80s underfoot and predominantly camber in its profile. This type of ski was popular in, roughly, the mid 2000s until about 2014 but is not as popular now as the profile of, say, a Vishnu wet (more rocker and soft).

For non-bland skis, people will probably say skis like ON3P, Vishnu, Moments, etc. These skis are either very playful, very strong, or very damp. But they all have exceptional durability. A “non-bland” ski is tough to describe because honestly it’s just personal opinion.
KentuckyHillsWhat makes and what is example of non-bland ski?
4 years ago
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GeneSimmonsBong
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Arv’s are probably the move just because they seem to be built better then honey badgers and honey badger seem to break easy from what I have heard.
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