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Armada Norwalks, Review?.

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haggis_hunter
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Ive been looking at the Norwalks in 189 for this season but since I live in the UK riding a demo set on a decent hill isnt going to happen, so has anyone used them in decent conditions yet? Ive been looking at the 189's as im 6'5 and 15 stone and a very aggressive skier, I had a set of Fischer Watea 84's last season and want to have something that can deal with the curd, wind blown and deeper pow a bit better.
Nov 24 2012 1:04PM
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Blake.P
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15 stone?
Nov 24 2012 2:41PM
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GuacamoleMane
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a measurement of weight used in england ik its primitive
Nov 24 2012 2:49PM
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Literature
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It's just a JJ with a flat tail and slightly rearward mount point.
Nov 24 2012 3:22PM
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Pool.
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210 lbs
Nov 24 2012 3:47PM
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.[sanhedrin].
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http://vimeo.com/48039464
Nov 24 2012 9:05PM
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Kreech
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Not flat, just no tail rocker. Also the tail isn't tapered. I've heard it has a longer turning radius than the jj as well but I'm not sure on the exact measurement
Nov 25 2012 2:28AM
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remster
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Imperial is so stupid. Metric is where it's at. /rant


Norwalks are a beefed up TST. They ski very similarly but float more due to the wider waist. Depends what you want it for. A TST can be your everyday ski whereas a Norwalk is more a pow/chow/crud/chud day ski.
Nov 25 2012 3:55AM
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.RYAN66
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ehh not really, I skied the norwalk on hard pack all day and it did great. much better then my jj's and that is my everyday ski.
Nov 25 2012 11:10AM
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haggis_hunter
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Thanks, its been hard to find anyone whos skied them as obviously they are a new ski for this season, I would have considered the TST but I have Liberty Morphics as my inbounds / resort ski mounted with jester fanatics so they do everything on the piste / park, I just wanted something for all the other conditions that can still deal with groomers and chopped up mush too as I tend to get 4 weeks in across the season.
Nov 25 2012 1:27PM
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.RYAN66
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yeah I really liked the norwalks, handled groomers and crud real well. skis great for its size. I had it out in a 189.
Nov 25 2012 3:07PM
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Thewhiteroom
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They can blow through anything. If you are an off piste charger go with those, but if you like to ski on the groomers more but still skis powder then go with the tst.

Feb 11 2013 9:41PM
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haggis_hunter
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Still looking at the Norwalks but TST would be to soft for me esp on the piste, as my piste skis are shop version GS skis (Salomon 24 hours).
Feb 13 2013 10:34AM
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