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07/08 Ski Picture Thread

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nothanks
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As I did last year, another season starts, new picturs start to come out. Post them up. Let's push for as many pages as last year.

PS no quoting an entire line of skis, it get's insanely cluttered.
19 years ago
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J.D.
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18 years ago
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kpudgar
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Just got these 07.08 Armadas in. ARV & EL-Rey:
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18 years ago
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kpudgar
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Just got these 07.08 Armadas in. ARV & EL-Rey:

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18 years ago
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skithesprings
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nice^
18 years ago
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Love_Wins.
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^ ARV looks sick, but the bases are different than the catalog?
18 years ago
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kpudgar
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Yeah, I don't know what's up with that. Maybe these are pre-production skis.
18 years ago
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nashbuck
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^ y did u mount them so far back?
18 years ago
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Ben.
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what are the dimensions on the el ray?
18 years ago
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skier24
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the el ray in a 178 which i think is what he has is like 123-87-114...or somewhere around there.
i skied them and they are pretty fun all around.

i am most likely getting the same two skis only in 185
18 years ago
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skiRay
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compared to the AR6?
18 years ago
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kpudgar
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They're DEMO skis and I have them in possesion for the whole weekend to try them out.

If I mounted them, they would definitely be closer to center.
The Max I can go forward on the El Rey's is like +1 from recommended using the Sal Z12Ti DEMO bindings adjustment.
The ARV's are set to recommended and can't change that. Hope the Marker M14.0 Free binding that's on them doesn't kill me.

Tomorrow I'm taking both with me and am probably not gonna need to drag my AR6's along, cause hopefully these two will be planty of a fun ride.
18 years ago
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nashbuck
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o i didnt know i thought they were yours. sorry about that.
18 years ago
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modestsouth
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AR6 series (IMO they look soo sick!)

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ARV series

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ANT, JJ and La Gordita aka ARG

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Coda, Contika, El Ray aka Fleet
18 years ago
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Love_Wins.
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^ BAHAHAHA! I love how you called the ARG 'La Gordita'...it makes me think of Taco Bell.
18 years ago
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t_rob
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what kind of skier is the El Ray trying to appeal to and what skis is it supposed to compete with? like is it supposed to be a cheap park ski (fuji,invader)??? all mountain?? whAT?
18 years ago
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Love_Wins.
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Yeah, it's a price-point park/all mtn ski. Cheaper than the AR6 to compete with the silencer, invader, sprayer fs...that kind of ski.
18 years ago
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ski_powpow
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ARV looks sick
18 years ago
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skier24
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how they skied compared to the ar6?
i personally liked the el ray better after a bout 5 days on them. i wrote a review on them after about a day on each and at that time i had liked the ar6 but as i rode both more i grew to like the el rey.
i like the extra width and its sidecut is very nice. it is a very stable ski at high speeds and kills it all over the mountain. they were about the same flex as the ar6 (seemed like it to me) but the ar6s seemed more choppy/noodly at high speeds.

hope that helps.
any more questions ask me.
18 years ago
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Ben.
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what are the dimensions?
18 years ago
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Ben.
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nvm im an idiot someone allready answered that
18 years ago
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ski_powpow
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anyone know if there is a picture of the 186 rockered tip EHP
18 years ago
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WeK
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Pethetic ass question, but the El Ray isn't supposed to be a girl ski is it? Are the coda and the other one supposed to be girl skis? Or am i talking outta my ass right now?

Is the El Ray a completely new ski theyre putting out, and cheaper/more than ar6? Don't believe someones question if it's suppose to be there with the fuji, etc got answered
18 years ago
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WeK
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Nevermind all that got answered, im a bad reader. I assume if they're around the $300 price range I'll grab a pair, prolly a tossup between El Ray & anthems
18 years ago
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skiRay
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the shape looks weird. kinda pointy
18 years ago
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s.jeff
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that would just be the picture
18 years ago
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skier24
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yeea its just the picture
18 years ago
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GetPitted
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I hear Rossis have heavy weight issues. Will this be true in these white bindings
18 years ago
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TheWorst
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rossi bindings are as heavy as any other binding, except maybe tyrolia's which are made of pure crap.
18 years ago
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Enzo
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the white bindings are just the px12's which are heavy compared to similar din salomons
18 years ago
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GetPitted
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Really? I allways thought my px 12's were light...
18 years ago
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Love_Wins.
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Where do you get off saying that? Some of the higher-end bindings they make are pretty nice.
18 years ago
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RudyGarmisch
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Haha, ANT's are so emo...
18 years ago
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kpudgar
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18 years ago
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modestsouth
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i wonder if JJ gained more weight according to new construction. Is it still the lightest bc ski around?
18 years ago
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sindrejibb
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Somebody who know how the next years THALL will be compared to this years?
18 years ago
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KG_
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the new salomons r sponsored by target YAY
18 years ago
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skier24
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they are essentially the same ski, just with different graphics. im pretty sure.
18 years ago
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bp.lando
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witnessed the Hellbents in person this weekend, fuckin dope concept, can't wait to try them out next season
18 years ago
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=nick=
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https://newschoolers.com/web/content/videos/id/132273/member_id/69165/hide_header/1/


hellbents in action if anyones interested
18 years ago
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nashbuck
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this is kinda a dumb question but r the arg's rockered or reverse camber. if so how much?
18 years ago
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=nick=
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rockered just means reverse camber in tips and tails
18 years ago
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skier24
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^what NPM said and they have a weird sidecut...it is like 125 in the tip, then goes to 133 right before the waist, then the waist is around 135, then it starts to taper and is around 132 right after the waist and then finally in the tail it is like 120. really weird but perfect for powder.

i dont know if that is what reverse sidecut is but it sounds like it to me
18 years ago
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DeucesStreetwear
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oh dude compared to this years they are going to be buttery as shit and have so much pop/flex..def better than this years i believe. check out the flex on redbullusa.com
18 years ago
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A_Thomas
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word. they look super sick, but last years are just as dank i think
18 years ago
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sindrejibb
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But aren't they saying that the THALL is very buttery now? And now they're going to make it even MORE buttery? That have to be very soft skis.
18 years ago
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kpudgar
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Me & My Gfriend tried these out this weekend. Both are a very fun ride.
Very good for carving due to the deep sidecut.
Very light and snappy, probably cause of the cap construction, but not on the soft side. Like other people that already tried them, it is gonna be a very good ski for the money, that is gonna be useful all over the mountain. I just hope the price won't be too steep since it belongs to the price-point category.

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18 years ago
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teamsleep
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have the ar6 changed construction wise?
18 years ago
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kpudgar
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I think they tweaked the core of the ski and made it lighter and lowered the already low swing weight of the ski:

"We've tweaked our most durable core by more strategically targeting the center and outer edge of the core with a strong wood laminate and complimenting it with strong and stable lighter wood. This decreases overall weight and lowers swing weight while increasing strength and liveliness." -Armada 07/08 Catalog.
18 years ago
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modestsouth
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i got this message from Tyson Hall:

"The AR6 for 0708 will undergo some minor changes to the core. We will be reducing the weight at the tip and tail, while increasing the profile slightly under the boot. This will provide a skier less swing weight when spinning and more control under foot when jibbing, or skiing all-mountain. The JJ will have a few more changes in that it will be produced at a new factory, which will greatly increase its durability. Additionally, we will be adding a new dampening material to the JJ to provide more liveliness when skiing all-mountain"
18 years ago
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STACKS
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skis are sick
18 years ago
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