A bit wide, but I've seen people ski the park on them. They are actually pretty close to symmetrical, so I'd imagine they wouldn't be half bad. A lot of people rep fat skis in the park nowadays, you could give it a try.

These are super sick pow skis, but more versatile than the ARGs. If all it is that you are skiing with this pair is deep deep pow, go for the ARGs, but if you need to make some groomer turns to get to the chair, this ski is highly, highly recommended.

You won't find 185's anywhere they have been soldout for months and you might have a hard time finding the 175's also. That said ,go for the 175's if your used to short skis.

The 185's sold out everywhere for the year very early, you could get away with the 174, but i would hold out for 2010's and get 185's. Or get 174's and sell them at the end of the season and get next years 185.

JJs !!! Super reverse camber skis like the ARG are awesome in deep, soft snow but the JJ is tremendously versatile. You'll still get top notch pow performance with a JJ but you'll also have a ski that is super nimble in trees and even carves well and handles parks. I've skied Jay a bunch and the JJ would be perfect!

Check out the Rossi S7 and if you want reverse sidecut and rocker, the 4frnt EHP.

What's your weight and skiing ability? That's the biggest factor in ski length. It's hard to gauge since you're riding on 169's right now which must mean you're 150ish pounds or less based on sizing. If you're closer to 200 lbs. and feel like you're an advanced skiier then you could easily go with the 185cm. This ski with the slight rocker skis a little bit shorter than the actual length.

If you are already skiing the brigades in a 178, it couldnt hurt to step up to the 185. With the rocker these will ski a little shorter than their length might suggest and a 175 will probably feel too short for you if you're already on 178s.As for bindings, the Jesters are a great option for a ski this wide.

You could ride a reverse camber in 4" and it would feel great, if you already have a all-mountain ski in the ARV then i would ARG for a powder spef. ski. It's awesome.

I weight 155 and im 5'9" and this ski is, i think, a perfect size for me. But you could probably make it work. Its an awesome ski is easy to get use to.

I would say they are very close to the same flex not much difference between them.If anything they might be a tad softer. But the early rise makes the ski naturally want to bend a little more

This is a medium/soft flex ski.Your thoughts on the skiing are along the right lines but you shouldn't really have too much of a problem except on the really steep skin tracks or hard snow.

A longer ski is not going to withstand the beating you put it through any better. It is more a question of what you want to ski to do for you on the mountain.At your size, I would say the 175 would work but would not be ideal, especially if you're used to skiing a longer ski.

Your skiing style is pretty much exactly opposite of what this ski is meant to do. This would not be a ski for you at all

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If your looking for ski for JUST powder go ARG, but they do not ski anywhere else very good. I would go JJ's you could ski your AR6's (excellent skis) in the park and your JJ's else where and still float like crazy in the deep pow, Yes they are that good.ARG's are incredible in super deep tight trees, but like willie says, they're not so versatile. if you are only getting one more ski, get the JJ. if you are building a quiver and want the ULTIMATE all-pow all the time, go with ARG

I have not skied the rossie, but on the other two,the hellbent is very much a powder ski, soft tip@ tail but stiff under foot, they are manigible on groomers but you have to keep them on edge not running flat. The new JJ's are the future of ski,s. I thought they were kind of on the stiff side, but rip everything and float well in powder, this ski can do anything. the rossie--- why bother just buy the armada and save 120 bucks over another overpriced-- overrated rossi ski, rossiignal has been a follower not a leader in the freeride/freestyle scene for years, Just an old race company trying to survive in the modern freeride era.

I skinned a pair of ARG's (which are completely rockered) all last year and had no problems losing traction. Make sure you have wall to wall coverage as always. You don't really need AT boots unless you're doing day trips in the backcountry. For slackcountry and just access hikes from the lifts you're fine with downhillboots.

I heard on other websites that the JJ in 185 is sold out all across the nation and that armada may take til the end of the year to get more production out, a testimony to how good people think this ski is.It's true. Armada is completely out of these.Just talked to Armada, no more 185 JJ's until Fall 09

you might want to go longer- as rockered skis tend to feel shorter- basically- with a medium rockered ski like the jj, ad 5 cm to your regular ski height

the look and the rossi are essentially the same binding. Jester would probably be lighter and has a wider profile to get these fatties up on edge. Those are all good choices. Can't really go wrong. Make sure you get phatty brakes!

To show off the bitchin' graphic on the top that covers both skis. You only get two.

They kill the groomers as long as there's no ice.

There probaly sold out.