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couldn't you call the arv armada's wide park ski? let's be real here, and also tanner barely rides his own skis in the park anymore, always on pipe cleaners, JJ's or Arg's

Mar 29 2008 12:30AM

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i went to an 09 show and there was no such ski. where did you hear this?

Mar 29 2008 2:23AM

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actually it is true. i rode it at test fest in the middle of february.

it's a rockered park ski that has reverse sidecut at the tip and tail.

it's not very fat.

the rep said the whole idea is that people want a short ski but the length of a long ski for stability on landings.

i thought it sucked, and the topsheet looked super cheap.

Mar 29 2008 11:01AM

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Mar 29 2008 12:31PM

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gay idea

Mar 29 2008 1:39PM

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now why would a park ski have a reverse sidecut, sounds like bull shit to me, the ARG has reverse sidecut, a park ski, a rockered park ski at that would not have a reverse sidecut

Mar 29 2008 7:02PM

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i said only at the tip and the tail, it's normal sidecut underfoot.

call it a tapered shape if you will.

Mar 29 2008 8:21PM

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so it would look like the ep pro? still makes no sense, sound more like the JJ they released

Mar 29 2008 8:23PM

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i think that sounds kinda dum

Mar 29 2008 8:55PM

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it is going to be more like the new JJ

yes the idea of skiing something shorter with the stability of a longer ski

also with the slight rocker in tip and tail it's going towards the buttering off of jumps

I think this ski is going to be the new thing for next year and the future of park skis

and no it was not in the catalogue

Mar 30 2008 6:52PM

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^^thanks dude thats the first legit answer i've heard, every1 else is just saying its bull
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Mar 30 2008 7:38PM

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i'm pretty sure he just restated what i said earlier....

Mar 30 2008 7:45PM

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im pretty sure this ski is a complete rumor that someone started. Im willing to bet that this wont happen. too much overlap between jjs and arvs imo

Mar 30 2008 7:53PM

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It could be a ski to gap the lack of skis between the arv and the jj/ant

Mar 30 2008 7:59PM

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MEGAZORD

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Its not on the price sheet. I just did the order. So its not for 08/09

Mar 30 2008 8:25PM

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tjski

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maybe its free when you buy 3 or more pairs of AR6's for your shop?

yes i was kidding.

Mar 30 2008 8:45PM

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ya, i saw these at the x games, some armada or oakley rep was riding them

Mar 30 2008 9:03PM

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super wide park skis are retarded

Mar 30 2008 9:40PM

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tjski

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you cereal pat? i remember you saying something like this...

it would make since for tanner to get a new signature ski, but why another park ski? he never really does park much more..

Mar 30 2008 10:34PM

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its a limited edition ski. only 500 are going to be made

only a select few shops get to sell the skis.

the shop in my town is one of the select few im stoked

the topsheet is white with black stripes.(gay)

they show i in a freeskier podcast called "Athlete Profile: TJ Schiller" it shows it when they go into the ski tune room in the armada house its kinda blured out but you can still see the gay graphic

Mar 30 2008 11:00PM

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that's a shadow, but yeah that doesn't look like any other ski they have out right now, you guys may be right, however, a park ski with an early taper still makes 0 sense to me

Mar 31 2008 12:10AM

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yeah, they look huge. not much thought was put into the graphics

Mar 31 2008 12:32AM

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Yeah its a rockered park ski. Im going to have a few pairs in my shop

Mar 31 2008 10:53AM

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hmmmm

Mar 31 2008 5:32PM

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alias and photoshop

Mar 31 2008 5:39PM

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watow

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ahhahah ah well if it is i certainly didnt do it
found it on some site in a different language

ARMADA ALPHA I
Ski Length (cm)
182 113-82-102
176 112-81-101
170 111-80-100
164 110-79-99

http://www.skiforum.it/forum/showthread.php?t=18031&page=3

Mar 31 2008 5:46PM

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looks pretty cool, dimensions seem off though, it is supposed to be a wide park ski

here is the vid

http://community.freeskier.com/videos/video.php?video_id=611

Mar 31 2008 6:00PM

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http://community.freeskier.com/videos/video.php?video_id=611 you see the ski there for a split second at 1:36 well it looks like the ski that people have posted ?

Mar 31 2008 6:02PM

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flux-capacitor

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woops my bad i dident payingÂ attention that it has been postedÂ

Mar 31 2008 6:05PM

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MANDER

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they sound dope

Mar 31 2008 7:11PM

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for the 100th time it's not wide

3 people have already confirmed this why don't you just fucking believe it.

Mar 31 2008 7:28PM

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shit yea that ski was definitely in that video. graphic sucks though.

Mar 31 2008 7:33PM

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MANDER

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i found a better picture of it.

http://armadaskis.com/news/article.php?id=91

click on the link and go to picture 18. it is in the background

Mar 31 2008 7:58PM

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^^ good find

yea i agree seems like kinda a weird concept but hopefully armada will make it work. if there are only 500 they'll be $$$ too.

Mar 31 2008 9:37PM

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Avifarer

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to bad thats exactly what it looks like

Mar 31 2008 9:43PM

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Tross

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^^^And on the tuning bench. And no, it's not in the catalog.
I'm not sure what the ordering process is going to be, but the ski will indeed be super limited. Immediate feedback from Tanner says the ski performs outstanding.
From what I gather, it's a specific blend of several materials, shapes, constructions, and ideas from the athletes and engineers. I'm sure Armada is not in the business of wasting time, effort and money on a ski that "won't work." We'll have to wait to see how everyone likes it.

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