Line Blends vs Armada Arv 86s

[mick.murphy]

So I'm currently stuck between the two even and really don't know where to start. I hear they are both park and all mountain, which intrigues me. I mainly run park on my small hill in the Midwest, but I occasionally make trips out west. I'm about 5'9" 135llbs, not exactly an aggressive skier but some might consider. I typically get 15-20 days on the slopes per year, skiing slush, ice, and then pow once I get out West. Anyways, any input helps.

 

[Celery]

They are opposite ends of the spectrum, the arv 86 is a stiffer comp style ski and the blend is the softest ski you can buy.

 

[mick.murphy]

They are opposite ends of the spectrum, the arv 86 is a stiffer comp style ski and the blend is the softest ski you can buy.

Yeah I know but the only other things I've skied on were honey badgers and those are more similar to the blends but were so light buttering was too much, so I don't really know what I'm going for

 

[piss.boy]

Yeah I know but the only other things I've skied on were honey badgers and those are more similar to the blends but were so light buttering was too much, so I don't really know what I'm going for

Read some roof box reviews for them and pick your tradeoffs

 

[sashko]

Arv is too narrow and doesn't have a lot of tip rocker to ski any pow. It definitely doable, but it's nowhere near any ski at least with 100+ waist.

Blend should be better for your needs.

But in your shoes I would look on more stiffer skis for one ski quiver - armada arv 96, faction prodigy 2, faction candide 2.

P.S. And I wouldn't mount on true center, -1.5...-2.5 would be great for do-it-all ski.

So I'm currently stuck between the two even and really don't know where to start. I hear they are both park and all mountain, which intrigues me. I mainly run park on my small hill in the Midwest, but I occasionally make trips out west. I'm about 5'9" 135llbs, not exactly an aggressive skier but some might consider. I typically get 15-20 days on the slopes per year, skiing slush, ice, and then pow once I get out West. Anyways, any input helps.