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Wojtec

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Last week I went to ski in the park for the first time and now I wanna get more into park skiing. Since we live about 5 hours away from the mountains and I don't have my own car nor income yet, we usually only go once a year skiing. There (st. Anton) I got myself some rental twin-tips, more precisely 163cm Armada arv96s. I would say I am a intermediate skier, I can ski any piste and partially off-piste (but that not that great), but not with greatest form (skis apart, on steeper slopes sometimes having trouble to stay straight/forward leaning).

But back to the skis; in the opinion of a "first time park skier" those arv96s were stiff and heavy as hell. I guess some of the problems I had were exaggerated by not having good boots but I tried to ollie and nollie and stuff but those were pretty much impossible for me because the ski was so stiff.

So now that I wanna buy my own skis I would go in the opposite direction of the arv96 and buy a soft ski:

I was thinking something like the Line Blend or the Bdogs.

For more context I'm 180 and 78kg.

What other skis would you recommend?
 
topic:Wojtec said:
Last week I went to ski in the park for the first time and now I wanna get more into park skiing. Since we live about 5 hours away from the mountains and I don't have my own car nor income yet, we usually only go once a year skiing. There (st. Anton) I got myself some rental twin-tips, more precisely 163cm Armada arv96s. I would say I am a intermediate skier, I can ski any piste and partially off-piste (but that not that great), but not with greatest form (skis apart, on steeper slopes sometimes having trouble to stay straight/forward leaning).

But back to the skis; in the opinion of a "first time park skier" those arv96s were stiff and heavy as hell. I guess some of the problems I had were exaggerated by not having good boots but I tried to ollie and nollie and stuff but those were pretty much impossible for me because the ski was so stiff.

So now that I wanna buy my own skis I would go in the opposite direction of the arv96 and buy a soft ski:

I was thinking something like the Line Blend or the Bdogs.

For more context I'm 180 and 78kg.

What other skis would you recommend?
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topic:Wojtec said:
Last week I went to ski in the park for the first time and now I wanna get more into park skiing. Since we live about 5 hours away from the mountains and I don't have my own car nor income yet, we usually only go once a year skiing. There (st. Anton) I got myself some rental twin-tips, more precisely 163cm Armada arv96s. I would say I am a intermediate skier, I can ski any piste and partially off-piste (but that not that great), but not with greatest form (skis apart, on steeper slopes sometimes having trouble to stay straight/forward leaning).

But back to the skis; in the opinion of a "first time park skier" those arv96s were stiff and heavy as hell. I guess some of the problems I had were exaggerated by not having good boots but I tried to ollie and nollie and stuff but those were pretty much impossible for me because the ski was so stiff.

So now that I wanna buy my own skis I would go in the opposite direction of the arv96 and buy a soft ski:

I was thinking something like the Line Blend or the Bdogs.

For more context I'm 180 and 78kg.

What other skis would you recommend?
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E dollos if you have the budget if not bdogs
 
Forget the skis. Spend all your time at Die Mooserwirt or Kraft Kanguruh then slide down the hill after.

Fauna Alparkas are super light yet stable and you can get them for $400/400€ from NS and they ship from eu. But some others (tad heavier) would be line chronic or Armada B Dog. I would suggest chronic over the blend.
 
14528771:BradFiAusNzCoCa said:
Forget the skis. Spend all your time at Die Mooserwirt or Kraft Kanguruh then slide down the hill after.

Fauna Alparkas are super light yet stable and you can get them for $400/400€ from NS and they ship from eu. But some others (tad heavier) would be line chronic or Armada B Dog. I would suggest chronic over the blend.
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First time hearing of Fauna skis, but here they say it's rather stiff which is something I would not want. What are the benefits of the chronic over the blend? thanks.
 
Well you mentioned lighter and some have said they’re not that stiff.

Blend is a noodle that falls apart. Chronic has support underfoot but forgiving tips and tails. Good for learning but you won’t outgrow it quickly

14528802:Wojtec said:
First time hearing of Fauna skis, but here they say it's rather stiff which is something I would not want. What are the benefits of the chronic over the blend? thanks.
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14528787:saucemastrscotty said:
Get ur own boots/boots that fit first will make way more of a difference
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This x1000. It's the least sexy part of skiing but it's also the most important. If you have your own boots, anything soft around head height will do. Durability shouldn't really be a primary concern for how much OP skis. Just get something fun.
 
topic:Wojtec said:
Last week I went to ski in the park for the first time and now I wanna get more into park skiing. Since we live about 5 hours away from the mountains and I don't have my own car nor income yet, we usually only go once a year skiing. There (st. Anton) I got myself some rental twin-tips, more precisely 163cm Armada arv96s. I would say I am a intermediate skier, I can ski any piste and partially off-piste (but that not that great), but not with greatest form (skis apart, on steeper slopes sometimes having trouble to stay straight/forward leaning).

But back to the skis; in the opinion of a "first time park skier" those arv96s were stiff and heavy as hell. I guess some of the problems I had were exaggerated by not having good boots but I tried to ollie and nollie and stuff but those were pretty much impossible for me because the ski was so stiff.

So now that I wanna buy my own skis I would go in the opposite direction of the arv96 and buy a soft ski:

I was thinking something like the Line Blend or the Bdogs.

For more context I'm 180 and 78kg.

What other skis would you recommend?
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If you’re 180cm tall and couldn’t bend a 163cm long ski enough to ollie it I don’t think the skis were necessarily the issue here
 
14528787:saucemastrscotty said:
Get ur own boots/boots that fit first will make way more of a difference
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This^^ I tell beginners all the time. Try a bunch of different rentals with boots that are comfortable. Skis are interchangeable but boots really aren’t. Start there, then get skis when you’re a few more seasons in.
 
14528977:animator said:
If you’re 180cm tall and couldn’t bend a 163cm long ski enough to ollie it I don’t think the skis were necessarily the issue here
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I say it was "impossible" but what I meant was that it wasn't easy nor great. I tried doing what that guy was doing but only got like to half the height or less with a lot of effort. And I could hand-flex them but that was also rather with a lot of force. Since I didn't have another ski as reference I don't know if it's supposed to be like that. And I also mentioned that the boots probably exaggerated the problems of the ski (plus I guess my core strength wasn't/isn't that great either, but I'm gonna work on it).
 
14529083:Wojtec said:
I say it was "impossible" but what I meant was that it wasn't easy nor great. I tried doing what that guy was doing but only got like to half the height or less with a lot of effort. And I could hand-flex them but that was also rather with a lot of force. Since I didn't have another ski as reference I don't know if it's supposed to be like that. And I also mentioned that the boots probably exaggerated the problems of the ski (plus I guess my core strength wasn't/isn't that great either, but I'm gonna work on it).
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[video]https://youtu.be/yqRGzGU5psw?t=29[/video]

just wanted to post the link but that doesnt work ig
 
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