NEW ARMADA SKI!!!

Jah-Youth · 2006-11-01 11:51:08

yep, the ARG aka "La Gorda". its revolutionary http://www.armadaskis.com/

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*yawn*

Nov 1 2006 11:51AM

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WONTON

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omg no wAY!!!!holy shit! whered u get this info?? are u SPONssed??????fuuuuuuuuuccKKKKK!!

Nov 1 2006 11:54AM

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^Nope. It's finally on the website and that it noteworthy.

Thanks.

Nov 1 2006 11:59AM

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how is it revolutionary? there have been loads of reverse sidecut&camber skis before the arg...

Nov 1 2006 12:19PM

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Jah-Youth

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probably because both skis put together weigh less than any one ski you may have

Nov 1 2006 12:22PM

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inaba116

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Ridiculous

I heard Armada is releasing them in november and only making 50 pairs of them. I saw them when I went into jibij, they are pretty sick.

Nov 1 2006 12:25PM

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its just the same ski as the K2 pontoon pretty much.....aka tampooon. cept the tail isn't as small.

Nov 1 2006 12:33PM

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.[sanhedrin].

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^not really.

Nov 1 2006 12:36PM

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R.Fahey

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Same concept as the Pontoon, which was the same concept as the Spatula. They each have their differences, but either way, it's a reverse sidecut, reverse camber ski, so i'm sure it'll be sick in pow.

Nov 1 2006 12:54PM

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pontoon isnt reverse sidecut, just tapered tail. tips 160... 160-130-120.

theyre all revisions of the same idea but... not really the same at all... except in being pow skis.

and theyre all fucking nightmares for binding buying.

Nov 1 2006 1:15PM

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*DrewT*

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Pontoon is a pintail design where as the ARG is... I don't realyl know what to call it

Nov 1 2006 1:18PM

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TWoods

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a ski that can't make up it's fucking mind.

And they aren't all that light, about as light as you would expect from a ski that size.

Nov 1 2006 2:27PM

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from the website:

"With that said, the entire Armada Team thanks visionary Shane McConkey for thinking outside the box and waking up an entire sport and industry."

they give respect where it is deserved. good job guys

Nov 1 2006 2:34PM

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Werid that they decided to release this now.

Nov 1 2006 2:47PM

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Sholte

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wow i learned this like 10 mins ago.

Nov 1 2006 2:56PM

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it seems like its the same taper in the tip and tails like the pontoon but it has sidecut underfoot like a normal ski under foot so it wont just slide out trying to make it back to a lift

Nov 1 2006 3:05PM

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bobs

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125-135-133-134-120

Nov 1 2006 3:08PM

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Gtweaker

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old news dude

Nov 1 2006 3:17PM

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4frntSkier

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fun to try

Nov 1 2006 3:26PM

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MLB

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its nice that they have props to Shane in there

Nov 1 2006 3:47PM

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wrenegade

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i heard it was 100 pairs, 20 of which are coming to canada, one of which is coming to me!

Nov 1 2006 3:51PM

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its good they had a shout out to Shane in there. i remember when he did it in Focused. i just think that those skis won;t do very well because they're just such a radical change from normal skis

Nov 1 2006 3:54PM

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waynewong

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Pontoon - Best powder/big line ski ever made! The tips clap a bit if you ski a tight stance, but the ski itself is insane. I have a pairs of spats and got my hands on a early run of toons last year.

They live up to all the hype and then some...

I am sure the ARG's will open some eyes as well.

In fact I know several small garage skis with similar shapes that just plain kill it!

Nov 1 2006 5:15PM

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hendrik.

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searchbar.

Nov 1 2006 5:31PM

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BurgRider

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i've seen a pair. they are sick

Nov 1 2006 5:36PM

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Tross

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ARG really isn't like the Pontoon in several aspects. The tips are a great deal smaller, there is a sidecut under foot, it is exceptionally stiffer and uses a rocker, rather than a reverse camber. Rocker is adapted from surfboard shaping and is flat under foot and the tip and tail point up.

Nov 1 2006 5:44PM

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i think the whole rocker idea is good.

Nov 1 2006 5:57PM

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waynewong

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actually, the pontoon does not have reverse camber, it has rocker. That was the point of the ski, and the pontoon is flat under foot. Armada knocked off Shane/K2 on this one.

The only downside to these types of skis is putting them on your shoulder to hike and side stepping/skating

Nov 1 2006 6:12PM

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