AR7s or Alpha 1s

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bottlecapps

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I'm looking into buying a new pair of skis and have it narrowed down to these two. I'm about 5'10" and 160. I ski mostly out east, but I go out west a couple times a year and need a ski that can handle that well too. Any other suggestions for what skis I should get would also be really helpful!
 
where are you spending your time on the slopes?

both those skis work well on the east coast and can hold their own in the west (assuming it's not a powder day)

i'd be a bit more likely to recommend the ar7 simply due to its ridiculously good all-mountain performance. Traditional camber will probably be best for those icy east coast days...

that being said i ski the alpha 1 currently and love the EST park rocker like nothing else in the park, even on huge jumps at mammoth

you can't really go wrong with either
 
yeah that basically reaffirms my recommendation to go with the ar7... t-halls might also be worth looking into if you got the extra $50 to spend - the new core for 2012/13 is on point, and they are a bit more park-oriented with an identical footprint to the AR7 (then again, the 10th anniversary AR7 graphic is pretty hard to resist)
 
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