Kung Fujas, Bridge or ARV?

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sagaRIP

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I need skis for my season in France - i dont know how that compares to East/West coast so someone enlighten me.

Im an advanced skiier who wants a ski that can charge on the pistes but have good float in the pow and still able to go in the park. I have never skiied a fat ski, or one with rocker - the widest ive ever been has probably been 90mm underfoot.

At the moment i havent done much park stuff so in that respect im a total beginner. I want a ski thats good in the park and isnt going to stop me progressing, but i dont want to get a park only ski since i can only afford one pair.

At the moment the Bridges are my favorite, but this years has been changed up alot. I know its stiff, but can it still butter? Kung fujas would be next, design is SICK but its even fatter and i dont know if that will be too much for pistes.

TL;DR: I need a one ski quiver for France, which is the best?
 
Oh god, don't get Bridges. I skied them for a year, and it killed everything about that year. For me, I didn't think they were fun anywhere, and especially not in park. From that list, I'd go with the Kung Fujas, but there's lots of skis that fit the type you're looking for.
 
I'd say they are all very different. Kung Fujas has K2's all-mountain rocker goin on, the ARV is a lot narrower then the Fujas, and has more camber under foot, without the early rise. And the Bridge, from what i hear, is a very dull ski (this years model), there is NO camber underfoot, yet it has early rise emphasized Volkl's tech called ELP.

Just a few pointers on the skies!
 
i have the old bridges, and i like them, they charge and can hold a edge like a race ski.

but for what you are looking for i would say go for the ARV's
 
I've got the 2011 bridges and from what i've heard they're gunna be a much better all round ski than the ARV's, not too sure about the kung fujas though. All i know is I'd definitely go for the Bridges over the ARV's, much more advanced/progressive ski.
 
Your the first person I've spoken to that has the new bridges! They haven't got much coverage in magazines since they are a 1SQ, but in the freeskiier reviews it got joint highest with the ar7. I know it's a bit iffy about who sponsors them etc but it must still be a good ski. Unless anyone else has more opinions it looks like I'm going for the bridges. Question now is why length? I'm 174cm
 
When I was in trois vallées in march, I went very well with my bridge. But it didn't snow since 2 weeks and there wasnt powder at all. The back country was very crusted.So the question, what ski you should get if you'r skiing in france is, when will you be there? The snow conditions are very differing in the savoie, you won't always have powder.How long will you be in france and when? If you're going to went there in december or january, I would recommend the kungfujas, you won't need a ski doing well on the pistes, becuase there is no target in france you can't reach through backcountry, even if you're not a pro. If you're there the whole season, buy 2 pair of ski
 
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pic related, its franceyou can honestly ride everywhere
 
I'm trying to do a season out there so it would be from December right through to April.

I dont have the money to buy 2 pairs of skis - if i did then the decision for skis would be really easy - buy AR7s and K2 obsethed.

Thats why im looking for a one ski quiver. The bridge has good reputation for being one, and this year it is more powder focused. In all honesty i dont know how much it snows in Trois Valleys, and ive been there for over 3 weeks on various holidays.
 
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