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Armada Norwalks

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RimJobber
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Looking at getting a pair of 13's tomorrow. I was wondering if anyone has these skis and what they think of them.

Also, if anyone knows how they perform all mountain and how they would perform in the park. Not like a ton of rails or anything but jumps and gaps and whether or not they can flex enough to butter
Jan 3 2014 12:33AM
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The Norwalks tend to cacth unexpectedly in ice-pow they ski decent in swicth, ski similar to JJ's not really that great nothing to thrilling. Mostly a marketing tool, if you want a decent pow stick that can rail a rail line and roll the whole mountain with superior switch go for the Rossi Soul 7's It out skis plenty of sticks and is fairly durable.
Jan 3 2014 1:08AM
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RimJobber
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I was just seeing because I found a killer deal on craigslist. I dont have money to go out and get what I want, just what comes up as a deal.

I mostly just hit groomers (40%), trees (35%), jumps (20%) and the rest other stuff.

Im in Reno so I'll get pow and also some ice and slush later on.

I want a ski that will perform well on groomers and at speed, be able to hold up in the trees and pow and also be solid enough to hit kickers with and maybe flexible enough to butter.
Will this ski be able to do any of that? If so, where does it do well and where wont it
Jan 3 2014 1:14AM
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As long as your mounting it true to centre -1.5 CM they never seemed to catch. They should be Ideal to what your after, especially if your getting a decent deal out of it. They are durable enough to take on rails as well that is for sure. Not a very popular ski, but they can be ridden well with a bit of time on em. Good luck with them
Jan 3 2014 1:37AM
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AJizzle
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I thought the Norwalk was far better than the soul 7, better on edge on groomed and handled that Tahoe slush better as well. I thought it skied far better than the JJ in chopped up conditions and was more confident on edge on groomed. I don't know what conditions you were in, or where the mount was, but they are a kick ass ski. I ski Tahoe btw. I don't think they are very buttery, but that isn't what they were meant for. It would be a great Tahoe everyday pow ski.
Jan 3 2014 3:21AM
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AJizzle
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Any ski that skis ice crust well, in my experience, isn't very playful.
Jan 3 2014 3:23AM
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arnemariusb
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Im sorry to jump in here but may i ask! Whats a groomer? Everyone is writing it but i dont understand it hehe
Jan 3 2014 8:56AM
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onenerdykid
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Groomer = a groomed run / groomed piste
Jan 3 2014 9:20AM
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arnemariusb
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Aha! A prepped sloap! :-) then i understand hehe thanks
Jan 3 2014 1:33PM
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RimJobber
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I ended up getting them haha
It was too kick ass if a deal to pass up.
Jan 4 2014 11:46AM
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