Want a ski with a stiff tail and softer nose

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I was thinking that the ideal park ski would have a really snappy stiff tail for lots of pop and stability on landings, and a flexier nose for butters. Do people agree that this is desireable and if so, what skis exibit this kind of behavior?
 
I know most pow skis are like that, but i was thinking with a narrower waist, and most pow skis are kind of damp, which i think would be bad for a park ski.
 
Mojo's are kind of like that. The tail is super stiff, and the nose starts off really stiff, but it gets broken in pretty quickly, to the point where you can butter like mad. Mojos or AR5/6
 
except for AR5s and Mojos those all seem too soft all around. I want a ski that will be really stable for a big guy.
 
^ he knows whats up. i got to ski them, and they pretty much blew everything else out of the water as far as skiability goes. i didnt get to take them into the park, but just cruising around, they had a lot of pop off of random rollers and stuff, and the nose was still soft enough to butter, but i needed to really load it up to do so. i am on the lighter side though, so with a little more weight, buttering on them wouldnt be out of the question. they look ugly as sin, but they ski so well.
 
^^^ yea but the t halls are very flexy all around so you have no lcue what your talking about.. its a great ski but it not stiff at all
 
Actually you have no clue, here is what armada has to say, you must not have ever ridden them. "The revamped AR Core 1 is designed with harder wood laminates in the center and outer edge of the ski to increase durability. This is complemented with lightweight wood stringers to aid in weight reduction and to lower the swing weight. Jib-specific, the core has flex points before and after the binding, making it ideal for nose presses and butters, while remaining stiff und er boot for stability."

They are stiff where you want and soft where you want, a great park ski.
 
The flex is at binding point, meaning that if you want to butter, you can, and if you want to stomp, you can. The progressive flex and technology does not mean they ski as soft as they flex, I spent an after noon on them and found them to be stiffer than my 1080s and very easy to land on tips and tails. Torsional flex means more than you in terms of feel.
 
who has no clue? You're being an unhelpful asshole. Who cares about the revamped AR core 1 with bullshit wood stringers. That doesn't mean anything, its a question of how they ski.
 
yeah i know, you're right. But id have to hear a lot of amazing things about them before i drop some cash for an ugly ski.
 
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