Ar5 or t-hall?

[p.engen]

im buying new skis and im not sure what to buy...do i get the 170 ar5's or the 170 t-halls?

 

[nickmcnutt]

depends, ar5 more all mountain, thall more park

 

[Edward.]

i think t halls r softer and more flexible, but both r good in park

 

[JayDope]

true i got the same question im lookin at the t halls but ppl say since they r detuned for rails they r shit on the mt ive only heard good things bout the ar5's im gunna look into ninethwards 2

 

[4ss4ssin]

i think the t-halls are super soft and would be crap in pow, ar5 more all mountain

 

[attitashfreestyle29]

i'd get the ar5s if you're gonna ski anything but park cuz they're better all mountain and they have cooler graphics

 

[guillermolongjon2]

i have a5s and i love them for everything..i ski like 90% or more park and theyre great and theyre pretty good for all mountain..they get a little chattery though

 

[4ss4ssin]

chattery?

 

[Skipig25]

when you go fast, they chatter, because they are not a stiff ski

 

[E_M_P]

i have had both at 1 time or another and i love them both, flip a coin

 

[JayDope]

would u compare the 1080's flex anything like the ar5's i haven;t skiied the ar5's im just wondering

 

[JayDope]

would u compare the 1080's flex anything like the ar5's i haven;t skiied the ar5's im just wondering

 

[poofartpee]

T-Halls=park only

AR5=all-mountain

 

[FREESKIER_FIVE-0]

AR5 all the way

 

[DHogg]

t-hall, just a much funner ski.

 

[skimasterflex]

Do you have more than one ski? Is this your park specific ski? Is this your everyday ski? Anybody going to say anything other than t-hall=park and ar5=allmountain?

I have had both. They're from the same mold. They're the same ski other than the T-hall has a milled core which makes it a bit lighter and softer. Nobody keeps their park skis sharp so the detuned edge is a non-issue.

Also your looking at the 170 which leads me to beleive you're a smaller chap uner 150lbs am I right. Get the Tanner's it's only fatties who really need the stiffer core of the Ar5. Shit, I weigh 200 and I preferred my 176 t-halls to my 180 Ar5s in the park.

 

[smknbud420stoner]

i would get the ar5 because it does great in the park and it will do better on the few pow days you will have

 

[attitashfreestyle29]

i'd get 176 too pete ur not that short and they feel alot shorter

 

[eheath]

1080=foam=shitty=90 degree bend

ar5=wood=sick= alot less bend

 

[617jibber]

^ you could still use the ar5 as an all park ski