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A little piece of history

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InspiredMedia
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Inspired by the foundation of Armada Skis. here is a photo of the first group of people that started Armada Skis. from right to left... Phil Belanger, JP Auclair, Eric Iberg, Boyd Easley, Chris O'Connell, Julien Regnier, and Phil Larose.

this was the group that set the idea of Armada in motion 2 years before the company existed.

INSPIRED!

Jul 5 2014 6:05PM
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InspiredMedia
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sorry, the names were from left to right... not right to left.
Jul 5 2014 6:07PM
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FUUUCK
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Why did the Phil's stick with Dynastar in the end?
Jul 5 2014 6:14PM
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op14
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ski company history is the best shit to learn about it's always so entertaining and there's so much to learn
Jul 5 2014 6:17PM
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InspiredMedia
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METH-CANCERWhy did the Phil's stick with Dynastar in the end?


Dynastar finally gave them the credit they deserved, money they deserved and individual pro models. the opportunity with Armada finally gave them the proper opportunity with Dynastar.
Jul 5 2014 6:29PM
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b-kul
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osiris d3's lol
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FUUUCK
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InspiredMediaDynastar finally gave them the credit they deserved, money they deserved and individual pro models. the opportunity with Armada finally gave them the proper opportunity with Dynastar.



Cool, never knew they had a role in Armada. I do remember they all had their own "pro model" trouble makers shortly after this though.
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Squirrel_Murphy
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Siver Cartel!
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shin-bang
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CR Johsnon
Jul 5 2014 7:29PM
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cobra_commander
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all I noticed was the siver hoodies
Jul 5 2014 7:39PM
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LibertyBdub
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that COC gold chain too hahaha!
Jul 5 2014 9:26PM
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soup
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those siver hoodies.
Jul 5 2014 10:52PM
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General_Ripper
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Pretty cool picture. I remember some of those old Armada commercials that came on dvds (war maybe).

Really would like to know more history. Newschoolers should have a article series "pioneers of freeskiing" or something. Would be dope.
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elcoach
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real recognize real....
Jul 6 2014 11:50PM
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cobra_commander
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The referenced post has been removed.


A framed copy of the photo, signed by the participants would probably be pretty cool to have and should be double for you.
Jul 7 2014 2:20PM
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seanahue.
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no tanner...? surprising
Jul 7 2014 2:39PM
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cobra_commander
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seanahue.no tanner...? surprising


He was maybe 14 years old when this photo was taken...
Jul 7 2014 2:51PM
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seanahue.
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cobra_commanderHe was maybe 14 years old when this photo was taken...


yea i was just starting to really get into skiing around that time so i don't really remember specifically who was an original 'founder,' just that a bunch of my favorite skiers at the time broke-off and started doing their own thing...

wikipedia says tanner founded armada with jp and chris o'connell, but its not cited. pretty hilarious wiki on tanner though, "he is known to type in all capitalised letters in lieu of a more traditional use of the English language" hahahaha
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Holte
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What year was this Iberg? OC and Belanger look sooo young.
Jul 7 2014 3:50PM
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InspiredMedia
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Photo was September 2001. it was just a meeting of the minds to kick things off after the Royalty premier in Quebec City.

It is really awesome to see how young the game changers in our sport were. ages of guys in the photo
Phil Belanger - 20
JP Auclair - 23
Eric Iberg -21
Boyd Easley - 19
Chris O'Connell - mid 20's
Julien Regnier - 22
Phil Larose - 21

When this photo was taken Tanner Hall was 17 and JF Cusson was i think 23. They both join on in the next year like Voltron to co-found Armada Skis which officially became a company Oct. 2002. Then was launched to the public in fall of 2003.

Excited to see the next young group of game changers in freestyle that will take it over to inspired the world!
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ny300z
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very cool to see the roots. LOL at the white Mr T though!
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cobra_commander
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InspiredMediaPhoto was September 2001. it was just a meeting of the minds to kick things off after the Royalty premier in Quebec City.

It is really awesome to see how young the game changers in our sport were. ages of guys in the photo
Phil Belanger - 20
JP Auclair - 23
Eric Iberg -21
Boyd Easley - 19
Chris O'Connell - mid 20's
Julien Regnier - 22
Phil Larose - 21

When this photo was taken Tanner Hall was 17 and JF Cusson was i think 23. They both join on in the next year like Voltron to co-found Armada Skis which officially became a company Oct. 2002. Then was launched to the public in fall of 2003.

Excited to see the next young group of game changers in freestyle that will take it over to inspired the world!


Thanks for this.
Jul 7 2014 4:38PM
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Sam__M
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Great to see where one of the biggest ski companies came from.
Jul 8 2014 3:35AM
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Craigskis
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Very cool
Jul 8 2014 7:22PM
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Gharf
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i owe those guys so much.
i remember watching those fools ski (especially belanger) it changed my life for the better.
i wouldnt have travelled the world to ski and met half of my friends if it werent for those guys.

thanks
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jpastor
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Did they ever approch tanner about the company previous this photo or did he just talk to the right guys at the right time.
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ski@jaypeak2
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InspiredMediaPhoto was September 2001. it was just a meeting of the minds to kick things off after the Royalty premier in Quebec City.

It is really awesome to see how young the game changers in our sport were. ages of guys in the photo
Phil Belanger - 20
JP Auclair - 23
Eric Iberg -21
Boyd Easley - 19
Chris O'Connell - mid 20's
Julien Regnier - 22
Phil Larose - 21

When this photo was taken Tanner Hall was 17 and JF Cusson was i think 23. They both join on in the next year like Voltron to co-found Armada Skis which officially became a company Oct. 2002. Then was launched to the public in fall of 2003.

Excited to see the next young group of game changers in freestyle that will take it over to inspired the world!



I was a freshman at Uvm in fall of 2001. There was a crew of us hitting handrails on campus and the police had no idea what we were doing. They used to call in other police to come watch us ski. Oh the world was a simpler time then...
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