Help me choose my ski

oh. i was also thinking aboult the salamon thrusters.

The Thrusters are an AWESOME ski other than durability.  Pretty dissapointing I must say, seeing as I've ridden Salomon my whole life and the 08 thrusters are the first with durability problems(For me).   They seemed awesome until the fifth month of riding where in the course of 2 weeks I had all my underfoot edges ripped out and the back of my ski delammed.

Ya. durability is a huge deal with me because as you can tell im a big kid and im pretty hard on my skis.

i dont know if u have a certain price range....but this year's (which r the same as next year's) atomic urban punx r the sickest skis ive skied on and i only ski park too...ummm reasons why...well theyre quite light but still really sturdy and also spin really nice for their size( i have them in a 184 but u should probably get the 176s) also they have sick edge reinforcement which is great when ur doing lots of rails and they r really nice and flexy but not the kind of soft thatl just bend on u and be all limp, if u flex them theyle pop u right up (aka butter 3s, 5s etc go really well) and also because of the edge reinforcement theyre still stiffer underfoot so u only have flex in the places u want it. Anyway long story short theyre a SICK ski and i highly recommend them!

i have invaders and i love them. they are super soft and way fun to ride

Armada ar6 176 or 171 if you like shorter or longer. They are supposed to be symmetrical next year from what i hear, and that is boss-ass. Armada is the best company right now in skiing IMO.

what's the durability on the ar6's?  ive heard that the invaders can't hold up to shit, is that true?

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the new fujatives are a legit park/pipe ski. they are soft enough to butter with ease, but stiff enough for the jumps/pipe too. all around great park ski

scratchs, invaders, and thrusters are all similar in that they are more basic skis

thrusters= break and cheap construction. ok skis for a week.

invaders= price point. rel good park ski that have a large flex.

scratches= good solid park skis depending on which model you get (get what you pay for)

I highly reccommed the salomon suspect for this year and as to the ar6 the durability has gotten better but still not the best, also the pipe cleaners by armada are more of a strictly park ski than the ar6

with all these you will be looking for something in the 170 to 180 range depending on your style

get some invaders, super fun park ski. or some anthems which are great at park and still decent for all mt.