A park ski that's great to carve on.

Keeneodoods nervous to make a newschoolers thread.

CeleryI haven't skied any of the skis mentioned, but I've heard great things about the arv96 and the poacher for the type of ski you're looking for. For the length, you'll want to go for the longest length since you're so tall.

TwigWell, you definitely don't weigh 15kg but judging by your height, you probably do want the longest size in pretty much any park ski, even as an intermediate. Of your list, I find the Poacher and the Prodigy 2.0 a bit too rockered for really hard icy conditions, they don't love to grip, and the Revolt 95 is the same because it's quite soft even underfoot. The Wallisch maxes out at a 178, which is on the short side for you, so I think probably the best two of your options are the ARV 96 and the Chronic. Get the 184 in either.

To me, the ARV 96 is, taking a step back and being as objective as I can, probably the perfect do-it-all park ski. It will handle hard snow/ice, handle some mellow soft snow, handle jumps, handle rails, you can butter, you can slash, it holds an edge... But personally, I find them pretty boring to ski. They're like that car that you know makes the most sense because it has 5 seats, it's reliable, it's fairly fast, has 4wd, its fuel-efficient and it looks alright... but just doesn't excite you to drive.

The Chronic is also good at most things, though it doesn't handle ice or soft snow, or jumps as well as the ARV 96 for my money. For bigger guys like you, it may be too soft. But for me, it's a whole lot more interesting to ski. It's not quite as dependable, but it's more energetic and fun.

WoFlowzArmada stranger?

anders_aI think a lot of people "carve" doing 25mph here....

BradFiAusNzCoCaIs that a dig at my comments about carving, Lewis Hamilton??

anders_aat everyone! (go big or go home)

revolt 95 is saved a bit by the camber profile

CT 2.0 and CT 3.0's 2021 are the most chargy and carving able twins that can also be skied park I've tried to date btw.

imho slept on skis, but yeah rotating 2400 grams ? yeah you feel it also your swervegang membership will be revoked. good luck with pretzeling anything.

JacobthesadskierI am 6ft 3in and roughly 15kg

BradFiAusNzCoCaTo be honest I didn’t realize the ct was so chargey this year until your recent posts. 2400g is a hefty boy and you make it sound awesome but I’m at a resort with a 300ft vertical drop at the moment so I need a playful park ski haha

Any issues with durability?

TwigWell, you definitely don't weigh 15kg but judging by your height, you probably do want the longest size in pretty much any park ski, even as an intermediate. Of your list (and I've skied them all for various periods, most of them for at least 10 days) I find the Poacher and the Prodigy 2.0 a bit too rockered for really hard icy conditions, they don't love to grip, and the Revolt 95 is the same because it's quite soft even underfoot. The Wallisch maxes out at a 178, which is on the short side for you, so I think probably the best two of your options are the ARV 96 and the Chronic. Get the 184 in either.

To me, the ARV 96 is, taking a step back and being as objective as I can, probably the perfect do-it-all park ski. It will handle hard snow/ice, handle some mellow soft snow, handle jumps, handle rails, you can butter, you can slash, it holds an edge... But personally, I find them pretty boring to ski. They're like that car that you know makes the most sense because it has 5 seats, it's reliable, it's fairly fast, has 4wd, its fuel-efficient and it looks alright... but just doesn't excite you to drive.

The Chronic is also good at most things, though it doesn't handle ice or soft snow, or jumps as well as the ARV 96 for my money. For bigger guys like you, it may be too soft. But for me, it's a whole lot more interesting to ski. It's not quite as dependable, but it's more energetic and fun.

**This post was edited on Mar 12th 2021 at 6:02:05pm

anders_ayeah and you got the chronics for that now right? I use chronics for our indoor as well quite a lot since its all slow & swerve + some fairly decent size jumps. heck in there it even carves nice. I think my indoors is 300ft vert :p but... skiiing is skiiing, you can have tons of fun on 300ft!

But go outside on a mountain & jhighspeed carve on the chronics, meeeh.

thread title is "great to carve on" hence my comments ;)


I'm really really digging the 3.0's the blue just looks nice and a bit different, people actually ask about them which doesnt happen often, maybe because they are not used to seeing people going easy 40-45mph on carve with twins, before jumping rollers, and going on. My ollies on them are kinda shitty on so far, but when you combine stiff ski + heavy body that can load up a stiff ski + roller + ollie and timing is perfect, = its fun.

Jacobthesadskierred slopes,

_Jeffrey_what the heck is a red slope?

JacobthesadskierI was actually about to buy a pair of CT's (probably either 1.0 or 2.0) a while back, but I heard that they might be difficult to use if your just getting into freestyle like I am. Is this true, or would I be fine?

JacobthesadskierI haven't weighed myself in two and a half years and can't remember what I weighed then so 15kg is effectively an educated guess, but I am quite skinny and remember that the number wasn't particularly substantial back then, and I haven't changed much since then.

JacobthesadskierI know I know, I was completely guessing as I said. You never know though, maybe a diet consisting of dried porridge, pot noodles and cordon bleau sandwiches is the new diet? Lol

JacobthesadskierHello, first post so I'm a bit nervous! I'm a confident intermediate skier who's happy on all blue and red slopes, and most black slopes, and am continuing to improve my skiing. I've recently got into freestyle skiing, and, although my skills are extremely limited, I really really enjoy it. I've been looking to buy a new pair of skis to replace my now very battered and generally quite crappy Wedze Xld 500 all mountain skis. I'd like a pair of skis that can go to the terrain park, but my main priority will always be going on piste and occasionally heading off-piste, so all mountain performance is a priority! I mainly ski in Abetone, a small(ish) resort in northern tuscany, with the odd jaunt to the alps thrown in. Abetone receives little natural snowfall, so most of the conditions I'll be skiing in will be either be sheet ice or chopped up slush. I've been considering the K2 poacher and sight, the Line chronic and Tom wallisch Pro, Faction prodigy 2.0, volkl revolt 95 and Armada arv 96. If there are any others please recommend them. I am 6ft 3in and roughly 15kg. I've been agonising over this decision for the last three months, so any help is very much appreciated!
(ps, any ideas about the length of the ski?) Many thanks, and sorry if I've missed anything!

animatorI think @Twig said that the EDollo carves pretty well given it’s intended use

r00kieHonestly this. Really big in the shovel for a park ski but it would damn fun if you don't mind that getting in the way a little. Also, hot take, I love the all white including the bases. This has been my ski crush this season.

FruitBootProIsnt this ski a jibby directional ski instead of a twin tip? idk about buying for park.

OregonDeadDynastar menace 98 is a good all rounder too that is awesome for just charging all over. It comes in a 187cm. Love mine in the chopped up slush

Bigruss39it okay in the park? looking at this ski for an all rounder. I have the 108 m-free and love it