Armada ARV 86 vs. Line TW Pro

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shuvit

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I’m debating between these two for my park skis next year. I want something that’s light, poppy, and durable. I’m new to park but not new to skiing. What do you guys think?
 
Lines are not durable I REPEAT LINE IS NOT DURABLE ??

topic:shuvit said:
I’m debating between these two for my park skis next year. I want something that’s light, poppy, and durable. I’m new to park but not new to skiing. What do you guys think?
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My ARV 86 served me well learning park and have held up for 3 seasons of straight up abuse. Clipping rails, knocking edges together, skiing over rocks, they are still perfectly skiable with a few edge cracks, top sheet damage (to be expected with Armada & most park skis), and sidewall dents. They are fairly stiff but definitely break in and are a super versatile ski for learning park. Very durable.

I haven’t skiid the Twalls but from what i’ve heard they are somewhat equal but have a slightly better flex profile/pop/shape, but at the cost of lots of durability issues.
 
14537632:BIIIGZ said:
My ARV 86 served me well learning park and have held up for 3 seasons of straight up abuse. Clipping rails, knocking edges together, skiing over rocks, they are still perfectly skiable with a few edge cracks, top sheet damage (to be expected with Armada & most park skis), and sidewall dents. They are fairly stiff but definitely break in and are a super versatile ski for learning park. Very durable.

I haven’t skiid the Twalls but from what i’ve heard they are somewhat equal but have a slightly better flex profile/pop/shape, but at the cost of lots of durability issues.
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Thanks for the help, are the ARVs light? That’s one of the main things I’m looking for
 
The ARV 86 in 170 length are 1550g per ski and the Twalls are slightly heavier at 1800g for the 171 length, but they are also wider at 90 underfoot, so the ARV are lighter. You can also just look this up yourself lol. The weight of skis sometimes changes between model years and obviously changes between different ski lengths.
 
I rode both of them at demo day last year . TW Pro blew it out of the water in my opinion. ARV was too stiff and just not playful enough for my liking. TW had juuuuust enough flex to fling u on and off stuff.
 
14537685:KilaTsunami said:
I rode both of them at demo day last year . TW Pro blew it out of the water in my opinion. ARV was too stiff and just not playful enough for my liking. TW had juuuuust enough flex to fling u on and off stuff.
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I don’t really care about flex, I’m just learning so I want something that’s light and poppy more than anything else
 
14537687:shuvit said:
I don’t really care about flex, I’m just learning so I want something that’s light and poppy more than anything else
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Tw pro all day, But as I’m sure you know by reading threads on here. The sidewalls are fragile. Detune heavily and tread lightly. Handle with care
 
I skied both last year. I would definitely recommend getting arvs over the TWalls. Unfortunately I only had a dozen days before my TWalls blew up underfoot. The arvs went strong for the 20 days I used them with no issues. I will agree with the posts above that are saying the wallischs are lighter and more playful. That being said it isn't a huge difference in the weight and playfulness.
 
Dont get the Tw’s seen multiple blow up in mere hours or days, they are good skis for the 5 minutes they last you but then you have 2 sets of ski blades so
 
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