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New park skis? line vs Solomon vs armada

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velicoriley
Posts: 31 - Karma: 60
So im 6'1" and weigh 160. my choices are down to the chronic vs NFX vs AR7 and i can get a really good deal on all them so they will all be around the same price for all of them. Ill be skiing on pretty large features about 50/50 rails to jumps and im looking for a good balance between stability and playfulness but probably more towards stability side of things. Also if anyone knows which one has the lightest swing weight it would be mucho appreciated.
Oct 8 2015 4:38PM
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Negromancer
Posts: 1014 - Karma: 1,499
Never had the opportunity to ski the NFX but I've owned two pair of AR7's.

The two pairs of AR7's I've owned have been excellent skis. They're durable, they should make it through at least one season of heavy park abuse. The bases are great, hold wax well, fast, and durable. Flex is on point as well, the noses are a medium flex which gives the ski a bit of a playful feel when doing nose butters, the tail and underfoot of the ski is noticeably stiffer than the nose which makes the ski feel very stable.
I've never had any problems such as washing out when hitting the largest features on my AR7's, the bottom line is they're a reliable, powerful, and awesome park ski.

Here's a great review on the NFX that you should read: https://www.newschoolers.com/membernewsread/No-ing-Excuses-Salomon#wROvg0okBECOl8ha.97

The best way to decide though is to demo the skis. Try find somewhere you can demo them and really get a feel for the skis.
Oct 8 2015 7:00PM
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Swandog7
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IMO the Chronic is the most playful of the 3. Im not saying they will be too soft, but they won't be the most stable, yet they are decently stable still. For durability, I've heard mixed reviews but I wouldn't say they would last more than 2 years of park abuse.
Oct 8 2015 9:49PM
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filipoio
Posts: 293 - Karma: 1,569
ON3P Prester if your looking for stability, but I've been skiing the ON3P Filthy Riches for a season now and they're mad playful and fun.
Oct 9 2015 3:10PM
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LAME.
Posts: 5795 - Karma: 2,449
Ar7 dooooood. The chronics have a shit base that doesnt hold wax, so youll slide slow always, and salomons are salomons, and you dont want that.
Oct 9 2015 4:32PM
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robert.clarkeiii
Posts: 154 - Karma: 448
I tend to stay away from line skis, they delaminate very very quickly and some are super stiff. Although if you're going to go with line, Future Spins, Travling Circus are both great skis
As for armadas ar7's are probably one of the best park skis ever made, also look into the tanner halls, el reys (if you're looking for a cheaper ski) and b-dogs.
Don't know to much about solomon sorry
Oct 9 2015 4:36PM
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skrtskrrt
Posts: 67 - Karma: 218
atomic infamous' are dece and seem to be within your budget

going on the 2nd season and they are good for allmountain/park runs
Oct 9 2015 8:10PM
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