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ARG - New Armada pow ski

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LeBlanc
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Check out the new armada powder skis

http://www.armadaskis.com/product/skis/ARG.php

What do you think
Nov 8 2006 5:31PM
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chapz
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seen them in an other thread, they look pretty sick though
Nov 8 2006 5:33PM
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fouldsys
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ya posted before but they are pretty dank
Nov 8 2006 5:36PM
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rockymountainmilitia
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i need more proof. 600 threads on the same thing isnt enough for me.
Nov 8 2006 5:40PM
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D-Sizzle
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its good that they gave a shoutout to Mconkey, i hope he's not pissed. naw, hes probably stoked that other companies are following his lead
Nov 8 2006 11:50PM
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Albino
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siiiick
Nov 9 2006 12:19AM
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s.jeff
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ive seen them , there real
Nov 9 2006 12:33AM
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Anders_F
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"dank-a-lank"
Nov 9 2006 12:52AM
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pietrovito157
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dank for sure getting your hands on one sounds sorta hard talked to tyson today he said only 25 pairs produced. sounds tough...
Nov 9 2006 1:37AM
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Sharko
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isn't this just a rip off of the DP Skis Lotus 138? Look it up, it looks like Armada just took their design and made the tips square and slapped a new graphic on it.
Nov 9 2006 2:07AM
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.[sanhedrin].
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^Not really. Dimensions are slightly tweaked. But in that regard, isn't the Addict a blatent rip off of the Invader, or the original 1260. It's called a good idea that is being given the attention it deserves.
Nov 9 2006 1:04PM
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coordy12
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ve held them in my 0wn hands- yibij has a pair
Nov 9 2006 1:05PM
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timoski
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yea your'e right its just suepr annoying the hype kids are giving the ARG, mainly because theu don't know the history.  but whatever a "mainstream" reverse sidcut ski fi fucking sweet...imagine the day when there are liek 50 of them on teh hill at one time? (besides the quaint town of alta UT)
Nov 9 2006 1:07PM
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.[sanhedrin].
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Yeah Alta and Squaw are Spatula Whores
Nov 9 2006 1:09PM
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ski_cartel
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yea its old new my friend. I saw them in person and man are they a fucked looking ski.
Nov 9 2006 2:12PM
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freeskiiertjm
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Armada made about 75, but at least 1/3 went to riders or for promo.. Not to many to be had right now.. From what I hear they are doing so well Amrada will have extra stock come mid winter.
Nov 9 2006 2:47PM
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Aasert
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shit son
Nov 9 2006 3:07PM
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STACKS
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there look pretty good
Nov 9 2006 3:08PM
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SlickRick.
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unbeliveable how a ski can get soo much talk because it came out a few months after the rest of their line did
Nov 9 2006 3:19PM
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B-Har406
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We have them at our local shop, there nothng special its just like the pontoon but they look a little fatter maybe
Nov 9 2006 4:29PM
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DaysToCome
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man i wanna try them
Nov 9 2006 5:52PM
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+public_ennemy+
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look sick but i dont understand their concept on the inversed carve in the ski, how will this turn on groomer if you want to get out of the pow a little bit
Nov 9 2006 5:57PM
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timoski
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hahahahahah
Nov 9 2006 6:13PM
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EVAN.F
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^^ doesnt matter how much they would suck for groomed stuff cause they look so sick
Nov 10 2006 12:14AM
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Silence
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just noticed a couple good pics + review in DEc. Freeskier
Nov 10 2006 12:17AM
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Jorgen.
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they look ... diferent
Nov 10 2006 12:22AM
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dorikin
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Click for larger image

Just took this, shitty pic I know, sorry. Show's ANT-ARG-EHP for comparisons sake. Oh, and the ARG's are light!
Nov 10 2006 1:05AM
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coordy12
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i saw a dude riding them at loveland yesterday. 22 inches of powder and ARG? sounds like a wet dream to me.
Nov 16 2006 1:15PM
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TheStamos
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THere fucking redick lightweight too, weight about the same as the 199 JP which is as light or lighter thna a park ski.
Nov 16 2006 1:23PM
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dorikin
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for sure! When I picked up the ARG I was like wtf, is this thing hollow? they are rediculously awesome.
Nov 16 2006 7:54PM
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timoski
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yea but light also means they used alot of foam, which could suck in the long run.  also too light and the ski won't plow through everything so well.  that was the only real fault with the lotus, that sometimes it deflected off stuff too easily, but i'm sure theyre sick.
Nov 16 2006 8:34PM
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Edward.
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dude theyre real
Nov 16 2006 8:36PM
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Aenigma
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Pretty soon Armada will be ripping off the Pontoon.  I guess the "core" companies don't need to come up with their own ideas, they just have to take others' ideas and call them their own and people will buy into it.
Nov 16 2006 8:48PM
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dorikin
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I would really like to see a cross section of the JP Julien and ARG to see what that core is really made of. You think Armada uses foam in the ARG? It is cap construction which is pretty different for an Armada ski. Anyone know?
Nov 17 2006 12:24AM
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invaderskier36
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sarcasm on NS no way never
Nov 17 2006 12:27AM
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timoski
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i mean if its extraordinarily light it has to be for its size...even the DP Lotus ski that i've been raving about uses foam, however the DP uses tons of carbon fiber in the core (honeycombed i thnk) to counteract the gayness of foam
Nov 17 2006 12:28AM
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dorikin
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The ARG's are kinda short from what I remember... They did feel extraordinarily light although I could have been so stoked to see them that the extra adrenaline in my system caused me to lift the ARG with superhuman strength. But yea when all of Armada's skis are sandwhich and they hit it up with a cap construction...what's up? JOSH where are you?
Nov 17 2006 12:37AM
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timoski
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NO! yea--" Unmatched strength-to-weight ratio, the Limited Edition Ultra-lite 310kg/m3 wood is used to reduce weight in our widest skis that are naturally heavier due to their increased dimensions. Light, yet responsive, this core helps make our oversized skis easy to maneuver."
Nov 17 2006 1:14AM
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dorikin
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So what does that mean? Basically the core is made out of Balsa wood or cork or some shit A.K.A natural FOAM?
Nov 17 2006 1:40AM
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$tezzyStu
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if they're anywhere as soft as the rest of armada's stuff i would never own a pair
Nov 17 2006 1:45AM
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dorikin
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^yea they are soft like the ANT. Buttery.
Nov 17 2006 1:50AM
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timoski
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same shit as jp vs julien....floppy donkey dicks...but soem pow skis are fun soft--e.g. goats
Nov 17 2006 2:02AM
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dorikin
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haha my goats are STIFF compared to my jps! ^ but yea I don't discriminate i like soft or stiff depending on the mood. With the ARG it seems like the cap construction stiffened up the ski substantially from what I can remember ( as opposed to the JP).
Nov 17 2006 2:08AM
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KeegLove
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they are too short man they should have made them 205's
Nov 17 2006 2:10AM
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timoski
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really ???? holy shit
Nov 17 2006 2:11AM
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dorikin
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Yea what are they Keegan like 175s maybe? Don't understand the rationale behind a pure powder ski that is less than around 185-190 in length.
Nov 17 2006 2:17AM
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MarkieR
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more maneuverable, easy to use. pow skis don't need to be that long, big mountain skis do.
Nov 17 2006 2:19AM
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wrenegade
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Just so you know, the ANT has the same lightweight core as the JP vs Julien, as does the ARG. The ARG is also cap to further reduce the weight. Its flex is supposedly similar to the ANT, so not exactly soft, but the ANT itself isn't the be all and end all of stiffness. Regardless, its a specific ski designed for a specifc purpose and it does that well.

BTW, when Salomon released the pocket rocket and sold gazillions did you go bash the rest of the industry for copying it? No. They just produced their versions of a good idea, its bound to happen. McConkey should be recognized for starting this idea, but it won't be long before most if not all companies have some sort of unconventional sidecut or reverse camber/rocker ski.
Nov 17 2006 2:24AM
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IT_SNOWED
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they look like blimps....they should call them the ARB as in Armada Blimp. YEAH!!!
Nov 17 2006 9:42AM
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-+Siver+-
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looks sick, but they do look like blimp
Nov 17 2006 9:47AM
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kozy
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looks sick but why is the waist the widest part of the ski
Nov 17 2006 10:47AM
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