Al dente vs kartel 98

Eastcoast woods I would say Kartel. Made burlier, thicker base and edge and a little better outside the park then the al dente.

Aldente has no tail rocker, profile is just rocker/camber.
Kartel 98, although not semetrical, is rocker/camber/rocker
I have heard that they are both decently soft and playful, but the tail rocker on the Kartels makes it an easy decision for me.
From my point of view I would always go for On3p over armada, thats personal preference. On3p prides themselves on durability.
depends on how much park, and what type of park you ski.

aldentes are gonna be pretty stiff compared to the aldentes atleast in the nose. probably kartels if your goin more all mountain. also the filthy riches might be a bit more compareable to the aldentes for playfulness but im sure all skis will be fine

i have spent a lot of time on both this season. I have a 178 al dente and a 176 kartel 98. i am 5'9" 140

The kartel, with the tail rocker, does feel a lot shorter. for skiing softer snow in tight trees they were good because of the quick turn and the flex, which was pretty soft. easy to butter. they did feel short to me on jumps (its a lot of rocker for hard snow, if its soft they were better), but i did like them on rails. very light. also very durable. not much of a charger tho at that length for me. i prefer my 181 jeffery for that type of skiing.

I have had my dentes for 2 seasons. i prefer them on jumps to the kartel mostly because of the cambered tail. while the dentes are soft, i found that to make them very forgiving, but i am a light skier. as an all mountain ski, i like the dentes in slush and light powder. if it was heavier deep snow, the full sidewall kartel ws better. most fun ski to butter. they are the lightest park skis I've owned. after two seasons i did beat them up pretty good tho. if u are normally very heavy on your skis when landing on rails and constantly bash edges in, i would look elsewhere. as an all mountain ski, i like the dentes in slush and light powder. if it was heavier deep snow, the full sidewall kartel was better.

my preference between the two was kartel for all mountain and al dente for park. hope this helps.

TheWakes.i have spent a lot of time on both this season. I have a 178 al dente and a 176 kartel 98. i am 5'9" 140

The kartel, with the tail rocker, does feel a lot shorter. for skiing softer snow in tight trees they were good because of the quick turn and the flex, which was pretty soft. easy to butter. they did feel short to me on jumps (its a lot of rocker for hard snow, if its soft they were better), but i did like them on rails. very light. also very durable. not much of a charger tho at that length for me. i prefer my 181 jeffery for that type of skiing.

I have had my dentes for 2 seasons. i prefer them on jumps to the kartel mostly because of the cambered tail. while the dentes are soft, i found that to make them very forgiving, but i am a light skier. as an all mountain ski, i like the dentes in slush and light powder. if it was heavier deep snow, the full sidewall kartel ws better. most fun ski to butter. they are the lightest park skis I've owned. after two seasons i did beat them up pretty good tho. if u are normally very heavy on your skis when landing on rails and constantly bash edges in, i would look elsewhere. as an all mountain ski, i like the dentes in slush and light powder. if it was heavier deep snow, the full sidewall kartel was better.

my preference between the two was kartel for all mountain and al dente for park. hope this helps.

thanks bro :)

Duckonquackaldentes are gonna be pretty stiff compared to the aldentes

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lol kartels are gonna be more stiff than the aldentes my bad