mitchellpaster
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I'm looking to get new skis and moving out west next year and will probably be skiing 60% park and 40% all mountain, I want the bdogs but am not sure if they will do the job all-mountain as the arv 96 would. thoughts?
2022 ARV 96 or Bdog???
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alpineplease
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get the stranger.
alpineplease
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mount it +6cm
PimpChimpin
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B dog, graphics is cooler
arthurascedu
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topic:mitchellpaster said:
The BDog is not gonna do so well in your 40% all mountain skiing while the ARV96 is gonna do good in your 60% park skiing.
BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Where are you moving out west? Different snowpack in Rockies than western ranges like Sierras and cascades
goatmaster
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The arv is much stiffer so it will do better on jumps, plus drastically better on all mountain. The B dogs will be fun for all mountain for buttering around but won't preform very good at all if you want to charge. That being said if you want B dogs rip B dogs!
mitchellpaster
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14402431:BradFiAusNzCoCa said:
im moving out to either Utah or Oregon for school next year
BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Oregon you might want something a bit more rockered and wider (ON3P is Oregon). Utah you can get away with a bit less rocker and thinner (unless it’s puking). Oregon snowpack is heavier than Utah snowpack
14402495:mitchellpaster said:
mitchellpaster
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Okay, any other suggestions? I was looking at reckoner 102s but heard they wont hold up very well in the park
BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Yeah they’re prone to sidewall issues from rail abuse what I’ve heard. I guess I’ll plug a few.
Fauna Omni, comes our next year. 100 underfoot. Medium soft flex with some backbone. Poplar/oak core.
Vishnu key. 95 underfoot with bamboo/poplar core and nice profile.
Völkl Revolt 95. 95 underfoot with nice maple/beech core (iirc) profile for all around the mountain.
Armada ARV96, as mentioned.
ON3P Mag 102. Pure bamboo for nice rebound and a uhmw sidewall for dampening. Heavy rocker so you won’t get bogged down.
Deviation ballistic. 99 underfoot with PHD core (Purple Heart sidewall with poplar and ash core). Strong ski for Oregon, along with ON3P.
Just a few off the top of my head. Keep in mind this is from my point of view. Others may different based on their preferences. Most of these can be found for under $600 or so. As for the expensive ones - ON3P you can wait for blems to drop. Deviation just write and ask if they have any blems laying around. I’ve done that before and they even had a comment once on here saying to do that.
Fauna Omni, comes our next year. 100 underfoot. Medium soft flex with some backbone. Poplar/oak core.
Vishnu key. 95 underfoot with bamboo/poplar core and nice profile.
Völkl Revolt 95. 95 underfoot with nice maple/beech core (iirc) profile for all around the mountain.
Armada ARV96, as mentioned.
ON3P Mag 102. Pure bamboo for nice rebound and a uhmw sidewall for dampening. Heavy rocker so you won’t get bogged down.
Deviation ballistic. 99 underfoot with PHD core (Purple Heart sidewall with poplar and ash core). Strong ski for Oregon, along with ON3P.
Just a few off the top of my head. Keep in mind this is from my point of view. Others may different based on their preferences. Most of these can be found for under $600 or so. As for the expensive ones - ON3P you can wait for blems to drop. Deviation just write and ask if they have any blems laying around. I’ve done that before and they even had a comment once on here saying to do that.
14402501:mitchellpaster said:
alpineplease
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14402501:mitchellpaster said:
Armada stranger. Way sturdier a ski. Rips all mountain and carves insane. So fun.
mitchellpaster
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14402506:BradFiAusNzCoCa said:
wish I could get the keys or the 2023 arv 96s but I don't think I can wait until next season
Icant_kfed
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14402506:BradFiAusNzCoCa said:
Deviations look insane, but 750 is a lot, are they worth it?
BradFiAusNzCoCa
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The build quality and core/sidewall feel is pretty great. I can imagine the ballistics being really fun. I got a stupid deal on my deviations though
**This post was edited on Feb 22nd 2022 at 12:24:54pm
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**This post was edited on Feb 22nd 2022 at 12:24:54pm
BearsOnKetamine
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Wide + or nomad 105
BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Yeah the finish is gorgeous. I agree. Some guy tried to tell me on Reddit that they chip easily but that hasn’t been my experience.
[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1033785/trim-06534B76-4E91-48E3-ACFF-AEA175FFA969-MOV[/video]
The video is the sidewalls if it’ll ever encode
**This post was edited on Feb 25th 2022 at 5:02:36am
[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1033785/trim-06534B76-4E91-48E3-ACFF-AEA175FFA969-MOV[/video]
The video is the sidewalls if it’ll ever encode
14404251:mrk127 said:
**This post was edited on Feb 25th 2022 at 5:02:36am
Jems
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To be honest you might just want a dedicated park ski, then find a beater all mtn ski to rip on once it snows. If you don't want to go that route you can go Nick Larsen's route and get Magnus 102s and likely ride them in the powder and park. Lots of skis around that waist width will also rip pretty good in the park as long as you don't mount them too far back. (id go dead center tho)
