T-hall is not last years AR5, and whoever told you that is a complete moron. I have a problem with Salomon in general, the foam core + crappy warranty = I don't want them (at least in my mind), but some people are saying the Dumonts have a wood core, I looked on the Salomon site and can't find anywhere it says that the Dumont is a wood core ski...if it was me, I'd get the T-hall.