The ARVs are the quintessential all mountain ski.
I, too, live on the East and I can personally say that the ARVs killed it in the park (mine are 06/07, VERY soft) but at the same time kill it in the soft pow.
The only areas where I don't like them are 1) charging - they are chattery, or 2) crud - they simply aren't beefy enough to blast through the crud.
However, this years ARV is supposed to be stiffer, and from when I flexed them in the shop they definitely were, but they are still on the softer side
Hope this helps, feel free to PM me with more specific questions.