Poster: A snowHead
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Hey everyone! I'm about to head out for another season and I'm having a great debate on what skis to buy now. I've been skiing all my life and would class myself as an advanced skier, this being my 18th or 19th year on the pistes. Up until now I've been skiing on Head GS skis, 100% racing/piste skis but I feel that if I am to buy my own skis for recreational use they need to be more multipurpose.
I'm looking for:
All mountain ability
Twin tipped
Good carving ability
Lots of speed
I'm:
5ft 10
65kg
Experienced skier, racing, all mountain, looking to start park skiing as well.
I realise that whatever I buy will never offer the speed and carving ability of the GS racing skis I used but I don't want to compromise to much in this department.
I've been thinking about Armada AR7's as they seem to tick all the boxes, twin tipped, good carving ability and fast but I'd love to hear any other suggestions. I've saved money for this season so I have a relatively wide price range. Thanks in advance for any advice!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Are the Armada's not pretty soft? Do you ski offpiste much?
If I was looking for one ski to use for a whole season, I'd be looking for a 90-100mm underfoot twin tip, fairly stiff both tortionally and lateraly - so you'll still have good edge grip for big carves - Line Prophet 90's or 100's, Dynastar Big Troubles/Sixth Sense Bigs or Sixth Sense Slicers, etc. If you're taking your gs skis too for use on bulletproof days, you could look for soemthing a wee bit wider like the Volkl Gotama.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I should have use of GS skis while I'm there for days I feel the need to fly. The main reason I looked at the Armadas was that the park is my weakest area of skiing and what I'm looking to develop next, while retaining some on-piste ability. My brother just took delivery of some Head J.O. Pros which look amazing and seem to fill a lot of the above criteria.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Jakejenks, Whitedot Ones are exactly what you're looking for.
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Thanks guys for all the advice, there are obviously many to choose from so getting a consensus of opinion is hard so I'll keep weighing them up, thanks!!
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