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Mixy
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I came across this old edit today and it got me wondering, what brand had the best skiers on it at the time? This is the edit I saw and it makes a strong case for Armadas 2012 team

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/964856/Armada-Team-Edit-2012--Tanner-Hall--Phil-Casabon--JP-Auclair-and-more
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Obama_care
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UUGnglzV_0

I think Armada definitely wins but I love factions team.
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weastcoat
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ON3P
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r00kie
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Armada for sure. Got street skiers in Phil and Hornbeck. Got backcountry in Sammy. Do it all legends in Henrik and Tanner. Even comp presence in Torin and Henrik (again). Any discipline of freeskiing Armada has one of the top athletes signed.
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270on420out
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k2:


Jake Carney
Colby Stevenson
Sean Petit
Joona Kangas
Joss Christensen
Kai Mahler
Sean Jordan
Hugo Burvall
Karl Fostevedt
Clayton Villa

and I know I’m missing several others
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CalumSKI
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K2, Armada and faction probs take it for top 3
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holytoast
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DIRTYBUBBLEk2:


Jake Carney
Colby Stevenson
Sean Petit
Joona Kangas
Joss Christensen
Kai Mahler
Sean Jordan
Hugo Burvall
Karl Fostevedt
Clayton Villa

and I know I’m missing several others


Carney yee
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skierman_jack
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Ik I’m just repeating at this point but I think I’m order Armada, K2, Faction
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FruitBootPro
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Armada has the Big 3: Tanner, Henrik, and Phil
That being said, idk about any other super iconic skiers they have, although I'm not well versed in skiing pros.
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mr_hartl
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Full Tilt.
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flavourtown
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mr_hartlFull Tilt.


100% they got Harlaut, Tom, Bdog, Sammy Carson, absolute madness
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sindreplassen
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DIRTYBUBBLEk2:


Jake Carney
Colby Stevenson
Sean Petit
Joona Kangas
Joss Christensen
Kai Mahler
Sean Jordan
Hugo Burvall
Karl Fostevedt
Clayton Villa

and I know I’m missing several others


wish shea was there still
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ReturnToMonkey
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Faction, Armada, K2 in that order
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JibbaTheHutt
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the head freeride team is pretty stacked! just on the FWT this season they had;

Carl regner
Blake Marshall
tao kreibech
ivan malakhov
jess hotter
hedvig wessel

Then you've got the likes of Sam kuch, riley leboe, cole richardson.

And

emil granbom
evan mceachran
jesper tjader
aaron blunck
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highpeak
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ConesForBreakfastFaction, Armada, K2 in that order


This
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Bended_Toenail
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Armada, Faction, Full Tilt, K2, Line
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jps2.0
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while i don't like it volkl by far has the most stacked team
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ParkRx
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Kind of a different segment but Spyder has racked up quite the team
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.nasty
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r00kieArmada for sure. Got street skiers in Phil and Hornbeck. Got backcountry in Sammy. Do it all legends in Henrik and Tanner. Even comp presence in Torin and Henrik (again). Any discipline of freeskiing Armada has one of the top athletes signed.

And then there’s Tof Henry, who is literally insane in the shit he skis
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galardogod
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Line is in the mix but ON3P captures there market of “weird” skiing now making them dated , Volkl has a strong comp scene . Truth be told never really knew K2 was solid untill this thread. That being said Armada and Faction have the best in my mind.
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Alextheskibum
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k2 back in the day:
McConkey
Seth Mo
Petit
Pep
Mahre
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Skibumsmith
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Alextheskibumk2 back in the day:
McConkey
Seth Mo
Petit
Pep
Mahre


You forgot a couple.
Like Glen Fucking Plake. And Doug Fucking Coombs.
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Butter4dayz
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Though choice between Armada and k2. They have the skiers I grew up watching, who are still ripping. i have 3 of Sean’s pro model skis and couple posters of tanner hall in the garage. Faction has some amazing skiers but unfortunately so does volkl (Johnny throws some of the biggest 3s I have seen if he does not break himself, and Markus Eder cause I’m he’s italian and I’m Italian so need to rep my country , and Birk Ruud, met him and is such a cool guy)

Head has a pretty stacked team as well with the new free ride guys and I think Jon is still technically on their team.


For what I like in skiing ( backcountry and big mountain) Salomon has some pretty bomb guys and so does black crows (IMO Amba is a rad guy- look at his snowcat thing and dome)

Atomic need to get a mention for henrik windsted (legend) and Arianna tricomi ( 3 back to back FWT Titles ) and driving women’s skiing.

But I guess undisputed best team of skiing is Red Bull
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beat
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weastcoastON3P

Magnus, Mango, Hackel and most of the others are dope but to compare them to legends like THall/BDog/Harlaut or even the older K2 teams is disrespectful.
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Ryanvdonk
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SkibumsmithYou forgot a couple.
Like Glen Fucking Plake. And Doug Fucking Coombs.


Shane didn't overlap with those two legends on k2, he was still on Volant creating the machete and spatula at the time.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/947052/--McConkey---Machete--
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Alextheskibum
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Haha I knew I was forgetting some. Brain fart. Scott Schmidt too!
SkibumsmithYou forgot a couple.
Like Glen Fucking Plake. And Doug Fucking Coombs.
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Young_patty
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Yoke Collection makes my favorite edits so I'd throw em up there. In terms of most stacked team it would definitely come down to Armada and ON3P.
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rubberpantaloons
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Young_pattyYoke Collection makes my favorite edits so I'd throw em up there. In terms of most stacked team it would definitely come down to Armada and ON3P.


On3p has a dank team including my fave skier (hackel) but comparing them against edollo and phil is kinda wack
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Skibumsmith
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RyanvdonkShane didn't overlap with those two legends on k2, he was still on Volant creating the machete and spatula at the time.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/947052/--McConkey---Machete--

When did shane move to k2 and when did those guys leave (I know Doug died)?
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sindreplassen
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Armada no doubt
they got dollo, hall, Bdog, boberg, ware,, kilbride ...
armada is also hooking up retired skiers who come beck for a day or two, or just someone who got dropped by all their sponsors (Flynn and compton for example) they also support artists (madsteez) and photographers (Perron)
k2 used to be the shit a couple years ago too when they had the stept boys ( Jordan, vila, Owens, Riley, Flynn)
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FruitBootPro
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galardogodLine is in the mix but ON3P captures there market of “weird” skiing now making them dated , Volkl has a strong comp scene . Truth be told never really knew K2 was solid untill this thread. That being said Armada and Faction have the best in my mind.


Idk about other people but ON3P and Line give me very different vibes as brands. They are both very unique to me.
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ReturnToMonkey
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FruitBootProIdk about other people but ON3P and Line give me very different vibes as brands. They are both very unique to me.


Yeah, I think he was inferencing that neither are really comp skis (knuckle huck excepted) but they really are totally different skis and different styles of their riders. They each have their niche
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galardogod
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FruitBootProIdk about other people but ON3P and Line give me very different vibes as brands. They are both very unique to me.

I agree they are different I’m just saying in 2010-2015 Line was the New wave ski of choice and captured what was then their Moto of skiing weird. Think traveling circus era . Now I think ON3P captures what we consider new wave today think magnus. Both brands capture a creative brand of skiing that is missed by mainstream brands or not high lighted as much.
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jupiterhenry
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Kind of a nonsequiter, but I think it's dope whenever any pro doesn't rock the monster logo whatsoever.
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FruitBootPro
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galardogodI agree they are different I’m just saying in 2010-2015 Line was the New wave ski of choice and captured what was then their Moto of skiing weird. Think traveling circus era . Now I think ON3P captures what we consider new wave today think magnus. Both brands capture a creative brand of skiing that is missed by mainstream brands or not high lighted as much.


True, but new wave in 2010-2015 is definitely a different style and aesthetic than new wave in 2015-present
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Jpurd
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Back in the day Salomon had a stacked team (talking like 07-10). I'll surely miss some names but the ones I remember:

Matt walker
Dane Tudor
Sammy C
Dumont
Martini
Alexis Godbout
Gagnier
Kaya turski
Harlaut - did he ever ride thief skis or was it just outerwear?
Abma
Bobby brown

**This post was edited on May 24th 2020 at 9:03:06am

**This post was edited on May 24th 2020 at 9:09:24am
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Mixy
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ski.loonBack in the day Salomon had a stacked team (talking like 07-10). I'll surely miss some names but the ones I remember:

Matt walker
Dane Tudor
Sammy C
Dumont
Martini
Alexis Godbout
Gagnier
Kaya turski
Harlaut - did he ever ride thief skis or was it just outerwear?
Abma
Bobby brown

**This post was edited on May 24th 2020 at 9:03:06am

**This post was edited on May 24th 2020 at 9:09:24am


I think Henrik just was sponsored for outerwear, he was riding for 9th ward at the time I believe and then went to Armada
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Jpurd
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little1337I think Henrik just was sponsored for outerwear, he was riding for 9th ward at the time I believe and then went to Armada

That sounds right. Still a stacked team nonetheless.
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Young_patty
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air.bubbleOn3p has a dank team including my fave skier (hackel) but comparing them against edollo and phil is kinda wack

So it only comes down to Henrik and Phil?... both those teams are heavy af- don’t even try and pretend ON3P 3 wasn’t one of the illest movies you’ve seen (if you have).



besides, Henrik and Phil don’t have shit on Muppet Ian

https://vimeo.com/367146531/recommended

**This post was edited on May 26th 2020 at 1:34:16pm
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rubberpantaloons
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Young_pattySo it only comes down to Henrik and Phil?... both those teams are heavy af- don’t even try and pretend ON3P 3 wasn’t one of the illest movies you’ve seen (if you have).



besides, Henrik and Phil don’t have shit on Muppet Ian

https://vimeo.com/367146531/recommended

**This post was edited on May 26th 2020 at 1:34:16pm


I never said i have anything against on3p, in fact i absolutely loved on3p 4 and its prolly my fav ski movie, but its pretty undisputable that armada has a insanely stacked team releasing crazy good content
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Young_patty
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air.bubbleI never said i have anything against on3p, in fact i absolutely loved on3p 4 and its prolly my fav ski movie, but its pretty undisputable that armada has a insanely stacked team releasing crazy good content


Insanely stacked for different reasons? could you really argue if one is better than the other because of how different they are?

this thread on its own is entirely opinion based (the fact people brought up K2 shows). We could argue forever about what actually makes a good team or why we think that but in the end we would all have different thoughts. To me Yoke Co has the most stacked team because they have a lot my favorite pros and I really fuck with their videos a ton but to you it would be Armada for whatever reason you haven’t listed.
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Ryanvdonk
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Im gonna go old school Dynastar. Candide, Mickael Deschenaux, Dave Crichton, Tanner Rainville, Corey Vanular, 3 Phils, Nobis...
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