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Armada ARG.. a better look

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jib_tech
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hey guys found this on the net .. taken at jibij but it gives u a better look at the new arg... thought it was a dope lookin ski
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Sep 25 2006 1:07AM
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FERREZZ
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wow
Sep 25 2006 1:08AM
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Ryno
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i love the tounge action
Sep 25 2006 1:09AM
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cobra_commander
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those are so ugly.
Sep 25 2006 1:12AM
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TWoods
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I agree.... and I LOVE it
Sep 25 2006 2:08AM
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jksl
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jibij and armada touch my tra la la
Sep 25 2006 2:30AM
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Silence
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you could most definitely waterski on those
Sep 25 2006 4:59AM
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DeSena
Posts: 4126 - Karma: 1,352
agreed
Sep 25 2006 6:50AM
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DeSena
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i dont think there that bad... a cool idea actually, i like how armada made them...
Sep 25 2006 6:50AM
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DeSena
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the guy makes them look so HOTTTTTTTT
Sep 25 2006 6:51AM
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evan25
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your ugly
Sep 25 2006 7:46AM
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PHNMdesign
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They look sick
Sep 25 2006 8:46AM
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SIX
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http://www.skipass.com/photos/articles/5467/7357.jpg

Sep 25 2006 9:23AM
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lizziebeth
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i agree.
Sep 25 2006 10:23AM
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ski_cartel
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my opinion of the ski still does not change, it is ridiclous and there is not much of a mraket for it. I doubt armada will keep it around for that long and I deffinalty think it will have a limited realease much like the pipe cleaners. Over all I thinks its a waste of ski material, but im still shure that some kid will get his daddy to buy it for him
Sep 25 2006 10:46AM
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invaderskier36
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Sep 25 2006 10:53AM
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SkierJulie
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they look like spatulas
Sep 25 2006 1:30PM
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skimasterflex
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hahaha
Sep 25 2006 2:01PM
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rugbydave
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Yeah, no one's gona buy these, I mean, why would Armada make a ski in the same vein as NO OTHER ski company, certainly not DP, 4Front or K2... Definately no market for these, I mean, they would suck in park...



Sep 25 2006 2:18PM
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jib_tech
Posts: 1065 - Karma: 11
noooo really? i thought they were made for slaying handrails with the greatest of ease?
Sep 25 2006 2:25PM
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J.D.
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They look so gaper, it's excellent.
Sep 25 2006 2:27PM
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steezerampage
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not only do they look like spatulas..................
Sep 25 2006 2:37PM
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rugbydave
Posts: 770 - Karma: 9
Not real good with sarcasm, eh? I was commenting on buddy up there's claim that they are a waste of 'ski material'... They're obviously a pow specific ski and from what I imagine they'll be pretty succesful as a niche ski.

Sep 25 2006 2:40PM
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Potatoes
Posts: 1131 - Karma: 14
totally
Sep 25 2006 2:52PM
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rockymountainmilitia
Posts: 2706 - Karma: 12
your right and your wrong. these skis dont have a very big market, and they will probably only release a limited supply. However if you do alot of backcountry pure pow skiing, or your mountain gets shit on each year with feet of fresh snow, or you have the cash to buy a powder only ski then I see this ski being sold and staying around. If youve ever tried skiing a reverse sidecut ski in pow, you would know that they are gods gift to powder hounds and by far the greatest technology for pow skis.
Sep 25 2006 3:23PM
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bda10889
Posts: 433 - Karma: 10
Are thos skis in the background of that first pic those Lib Tech Skis with magnetraction... whats the deal with those.... anyone tried them.....

maybe I should just create a new post
Sep 25 2006 5:02PM
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dorikin
Posts: 1914 - Karma: 16
um, I am thinking those are silencers maybe? I don't think jibij sells libtech SAS.
Sep 25 2006 5:05PM
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fnstoked
Posts: 802 - Karma: 27
what is the advantage of having a reverse sidecut?
Sep 25 2006 5:09PM
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Casey
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^thin tail, tip floatage.. i wonder how they handle though, like could you even try to ski a groomer with those beasts?
Sep 25 2006 5:39PM
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freezed
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hahahha...thats kind of the whole idea, man. its supposed to make going through pow more like floating on water (waterskis and surfboards are shaped like that).

also, props to volant, of all companies, for being far ahead of the curve on this one.
Sep 25 2006 5:56PM
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my_ar5_steeze
Posts: 1314 - Karma: 99
the shape doesnt make sense, the center is wider than the nose and tall, wouldnt that make it harder to carve
Sep 25 2006 5:59PM
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attitashfreestyle29
Posts: 3070 - Karma: 209
its a specialty powder ski like the spatulas you'd die if you used them on groomers
Sep 25 2006 6:00PM
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uni-corn
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I like the graphic but the idea is soso
Sep 25 2006 6:01PM
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LINE_Assasin
Posts: 58 - Karma: 10
Those are the T-Halls, it must be something with the lens...
Sep 25 2006 7:00PM
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JockinJLoads
Posts: 3480 - Karma: 6
there is like a mini ski in the middle so you can get around on groomers....thats the point of the 5 measurement sidecut
Sep 25 2006 7:09PM
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lizziebeth
Posts: 1596 - Karma: 22
silencers on the left, t-halls on the right.
Sep 25 2006 7:52PM
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rockymountainmilitia
Posts: 2706 - Karma: 12
props to McConkey. He came up with the idea. Fuck Volant. heavy ass peices of shit.
Sep 25 2006 8:48PM
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poofartpee
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i must say those are sexy
Sep 25 2006 9:05PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
i think they look siick...only that they look kind of frankenstein because of the dimensions.
Sep 25 2006 9:29PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
They are a powder ski, not a carving ski.

Now let's all place bets on when every company starts making skis exactly like the pontoons.
Sep 25 2006 10:52PM
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fnstoked
Posts: 802 - Karma: 27
why is it better to not have your tip and tails to float?
Sep 25 2006 11:08PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
The tails sink, the tips float. The skis have reverse camber, so there's really no way you can sink the tips. And you don't want your tails working to float anyway, unless you like doing cartwheels or skiing backseat.
Sep 25 2006 11:27PM
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cofreeskier
Posts: 3189 - Karma: 15
those look fucking terrible...
Sep 25 2006 11:32PM
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Enzo
Posts: 758 - Karma: 14
you are joking right? McConkey designed the ski with Volant. No Volant, No spat.
Sep 26 2006 12:02AM
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siversex
Posts: 1254 - Karma: 16
if the tail is supposed to sink, and for sure it is MUCH skinnier than the front, how could you possibly go switch?
Sep 26 2006 12:35AM
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a-g-b
Posts: 445 - Karma: 10
I saw them and when you look close you can actually see were the five dimensions come into play....they are obviuosly a pow ski but im curious to how they actually are on the groomers for a ski the crazy phat yo
Sep 26 2006 12:59AM
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Paul-o-Rama
Posts: 3301 - Karma: 13
interesting, i think i like them
Sep 26 2006 1:57AM
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Breeze-J
Posts: 95 - Karma: 80
Kids.

Do your homework.

Go skiing. Try to carve. Then try to ski powder. Then find some breakable crud, heavy slush etc.

And most of all, READ this. I mean read ALL of it and then think some:

http://www.fuzeqna.com/evogear/consumer/kbdetail.asp?kbid=61

(Ps. that kind of design/design is not only for pure neck deep pow as almost everyone here claims...think about all kind of so called "crappy" snow conditions. Those tips just don't hook up, that's the whole point)
Sep 26 2006 3:50AM
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Bees_Knees
Posts: 784 - Karma: 26
they look like pontoons
Sep 26 2006 7:21AM
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chewy15
Posts: 674 - Karma: 60
^thats just what i ws thinking, there indentical to k2 pontoons, same 130 120 110 thingy going on.
Sep 26 2006 8:26AM
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