Park/Pow skis?

aldicigg

aldicigg

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Hey NS,

I'm 16yo, 170cm, 60kg (5'7", 110, for y'all Americans) ex-racer new to the park. I ride in Alps and I'm looking for the best compromise between pow and park (jumps mostly). So far I'm considering Line Blends, Faction Candide 2.0 and Armada's Al Dentes or ARVti. Which do you think would be the best for 50park/50pow. Any experience with mentioned skis? Also I didn't really dig into any other brands, so feel free to suggest different options.

Thanks for the help
 
The line Blend is a pretty soft noodle of a ski, so is the Al Dante. You might find those to be a bit funky on turn initiation since you are used to driving your skis.

The ARVti is my favorite ski of the group. Keep in mind it only has tip rocker, but it is a fantastic ski. Great choice for a solid all mountain ski.

No experience with the Faction.

Another two to explore are the ON3P Kartel 106, Nordica Soul Rider and Blizzard Peacemaker. All are great 'compromise' skis that don't do a whole lot of compromising.
 
Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure if the "soft noodle of a ski" isn't what I'm looking for cause from what I've read the ARVti with its titanium layer are heavier an therefore harder to spin. Also where the metal helps the most is on groomers and I got my Fischer RC4s for that. Do you think I would't get used to the soft feel of the other ones? And since I'm kinda light I think it would be easier to learn butters on a softer ski. I'll definitely try out a pair of two before purchase anyways, but I forgot to ask on experience with durability, what brand do you consider most reliable? Are there any major differences, or should I just go with the one with the coolest print, in case I won't be able to try all of 'em?
 
13315081:AdamHerman said:
Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure if the "soft noodle of a ski" isn't what I'm looking for cause from what I've read the ARVti with its titanium layer are heavier an therefore harder to spin. Also where the metal helps the most is on groomers and I got my Fischer RC4s for that. Do you think I would't get used to the soft feel of the other ones? And since I'm kinda light I think it would be easier to learn butters on a softer ski. I'll definitely try out a pair of two before purchase anyways, but I forgot to ask on experience with durability, what brand do you consider most reliable? Are there any major differences, or should I just go with the one with the coolest print, in case I won't be able to try all of 'em?
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Okay so the thing is with basically any 50/50 ski you are going to ski increased swing weight (making it heavier and harder to spin) however on the kartels i know the difference is apparently very small. Also have heard the same about the armadas(al dente not arvti).

As for durablity i can say that both of my pairs of armadas (magic js and ar7s) are still holding up great after 2+ seasons of use compared to many other companies. However, on3ps are suposedly durable as fuck and from what ive seen id have to agree. Honestly i think your best bet is either the kartel 106 or 98.
 
The kartels look really nice, but on3p skis are pretty much impossible to get here in Czech republic, so I guess I'll just stick with the Al Dentes or the Blends - any opinions on those?
 
Look into the nordica soul riders. 97 underfoot with a nice medium/soft flex when they get broken in. They ride good in pow, rip groomers and are nice in the park. Pretty buttery too.
 
13315564:mttobrn said:
Look into the nordica soul riders. 97 underfoot with a nice medium/soft flex when they get broken in. They ride good in pow, rip groomers and are nice in the park. Pretty buttery too.
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Another option i just thought of was the candide 2.0 also would this ^ be a better ski for like east coast not really alps lol....
 
I got a pair of on3p jeffrey 114 for this season. They float in powder and still work surprisingly good in the park. I havn't even used my actual park skis this season and have had days where i didn't leave the park.
 
I'm an ex FIS racer and I'm skiing on the Rossignol Slat right now, it' doesn't ski like a noodle and is wide enough for occasional pow while remaining relatively playful in the park.
 
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