How do these skis compare?

ReedSkis~

ReedSkis~

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I'm thinking ahead to next year and have made a list of the skis that i'm interested in:
Line - Chronic, Blend
Armada - Ar6
Moment Reno - Freebird
Amplid - Antidogma
Libtech - NAS park series
Icelantic - Da'Nollie

I ski about 50/50 park/all mountain
i want something that can butter well, succeed in the park, and also shred everything else.
what do you guys think of these skis?
what fits my description best?
oh yeah, im 5/4 and weigh 110 pounds (im 13 years old)
thanks
 
I have never skied on the icelantics but there made about an hour away from me...i know one of the team skiers...he swears by them...he skis park and everything on them..good all around ski...from what i hear..
 
I love my AR6s from this last season to death. they shed park and rip the rest of the hill. next years are the same just a different graphic. the amplids are very similar, just a little bit soffter
 
haven't you already decided on AR6s in like the other 3 threads you made?

personally id get king fujas for a 50-50 ski like that
 
i skied 172 blends this season, and i can vouch that they are extremely versatile. they kill it everywhere. they skied decent in 30 inch pow and were great for 6 inch pow, took small cliff drops (although their somewhat narrow [113] tails aren't the best for landing switch in the BC), went great through crud cause their stiffness, are stiff and not very light, bases held up well after rails, and are fun for jumps because their super stable. just a great ski

but to truly know what you want, you need to put alot more details in
 
If I were you I'd look more into something softer, most of those skis you listed are pretty soft and you aren't that big.

Anthems

Kung Fujas

ARV's

Those would probably be better at the all mountain part.
 
Just to add more detail to help you guys out,
last year i had armada codas and they were great but this year i want a more "powerful" ski that can take bigger, harder landings and cut through crud.
i'm looking for something that can rip through powder too.
I can ski anything on the mountain and am looking for a ski that can handle that along with the park.

 
im starting to lean toward the blend because they seem like a good cross between freestyle and freerid (they are called the Blend).
 
A ski that I would HIGHLY recommend you check out is the Blend from Line. That ski gets overshadowed because people usually want the full on park ski in the anthem/invader, or they go for the lizzy.. but the Blend is a bad ass ski man.. take it anywhere with freestyle skiing in mind, and you will be stoked for sure.

I vote the blend.
 
FeedBacker, are you talking about the Blend(09) or the Blend(08)??? im thinking i like the 09s...
 
no. anthems and invaders are the only ski that has that. Blends and Chronics are stiffer, all mountain skis. Sick skis, totally bombproof from my experience. Hard to butter if you're light like me, but you can do it after you break them in.
 
What is with the blend anyways? It doesn't seem that good and do any of the line pros even ride it? Haven't seen a vid of one in action.
 
maybe because not a lot of pros ride all mountain? You either see them in the park (mostly everyone) or in the backcountry (pollard). Sooooo not a lot of blend action going on. I've seen them a lot actually, but next years is geared toward more BC/all mountain since it's 100mm at waist.
 
So what would be the best choice for 50/50 park/all mountain (pow)??? it sounds like the blends are to fat for the park... how are the anthems? are they good in pow? What about the Chronics??? are the good for anything besides park?
 
Blend has more snap than the Anthem, but the Anthem does have a softer more playful flex..

I guess I would put the Chronic between the Anthem and the Blend- know what I mean? A freestyle ski that is meant to be taken everywhere, where the Blend, is the same idea, but on steroids.

yeah, I like that analogy.
 
yeah id imagine the AR^ is very similar to the Antidogma.. but either one would be a reat choice
 
ya, so im starting to think 161 (anthem will be to short for me) but am not sure... do you want skis taller or shorter than your height? i also like the chronic and the ar6...
what do you guys think?
 
Also im still considering the blends... i just dont know if they will be as fun as the anthem, chronic or ar6...
what do you think?
 
I really seem to like the blends but am not sure if i am willing to sacrifice butter zone technology for the wideness and sickness of the blend. I also like the look of the Thalls (09). what do u guys think?
 
da'nollie is a 100% symmetrical park-oriented ski

not saying it can't perform out of the park, but since you are searching for a 50/50 ski
 
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