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Armada Alpha 1

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Urban.
Posts: 655 - Karma: 261
This thred is different then my other one. would the armada alpha 1 preform great in park good on groomed trails and ok in pow
Mar 9 2012 12:30PM
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Urban.
Posts: 655 - Karma: 261
Any help??

Mar 9 2012 8:51PM
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613.
Posts: 827 - Karma: 164
Rode on them for the first time today, they take a bit of time to get used to. They carve great on groomers and they are great in the park. But i doubt they'd even be ski able in powder... I mean a ski with a 82 underfoot won't ski well in powder, even with early rise.
Mar 9 2012 11:20PM
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Calb3rt
Posts: 6005 - Karma: 2,203
My alpha 2s are phenomenal in the park and fun on groomers but any more than 3 inches of fresh and they dive faster than a submarine.
Mar 10 2012 11:12PM
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Casual.
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 28
82 waist obviously means they slay powder.
Mar 11 2012 1:26AM
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Krokodile
Posts: 350 - Karma: 40
DO NOT take Alpha 1's or Halos in pow.

Just don't.

I learned.

I learned...
Mar 11 2012 1:47AM
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nickmcg
Posts: 21 - Karma: 13
This. I love my alpha 1s, great in park and great on groomers but being a park oriented ski its not the greatest in pow.
Mar 11 2012 10:38PM
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zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
They are amazing in the park and on firm snow, but they really suck balls in crud and soft snow.

Here is my review on them.
Mar 12 2012 3:39AM
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redbull247
Posts: 89 - Karma: 44
Amazing park ski, amazing groomer ski, but in the powder it isn't the best but it will get the job done better than any other park specific ski out there. For its waist width it does very nice due to the EST park rocker so that gives you a bit more floatation
Mar 13 2012 6:16PM
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Holte
Posts: 10740 - Karma: 7,814
They carve better than any park ski I've ever ridden.
Personally, I think they're about the same as any other park ski in powder: pretty crappy. However, my roommate really likes his Halos in light powder. He seriously stopped riding his Hellbents in powder this season in favor of Halos. I am not kidding, I've seen the dude backflip 15 foot cliffs on Halos. It's very strange.
Mar 13 2012 7:20PM
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