The 185 Armada ARG's - in my opinion, there's no better ski in the world when there's 5" or more of fresh on the ground. This is the OG graphic, but it comes from the second year of production, where they made some construction changes.
They come with some Salomon demo bindings that can fit a huge range of boot sizes. Say what you will about demo bindings, but I've been riding these skis for 5 years and never had a problem with them. As a fairly advanced skier, they hold me when they should, and eject when they should.
Aside from typical topsheet scratches, the skis have two professionally fixed shots. The first is on the base of the "A," as shown below. This happened 5 years ago, got it fixed, never had problems since. The next is on the very tip of the ski when I ran into a tree (it happens to the best of us). It looks pretty gnarly, but it's professionally fixed and important to note that because of the rocker, this part of the ski literally never touches the snow in a crucial way. In other words, NEITHER OF THESE THINGS AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SKI AT ALL.
You will not find this level of powder skis with bindings anywhere else for 150 bucks.
Aside from typical topsheet scratches, the skis have two professionally fixed shots. The first is on the base of the "A," as shown below. This happened 5 years ago, got it fixed, never had problems since. The next is on the very tip of the ski when I ran into a tree (it happens to the best of us). It looks pretty gnarly, but it's professionally fixed and important to note that because of the rocker, this part of the ski literally never touches the snow in a crucial way. In other words, NEITHER OF THESE THINGS AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SKI AT ALL.
You will not find this level of powder skis with bindings anywhere else for 150 bucks.