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LINE_EnginerdAmer Sports will be making the skis and SWS in Dubai will be making the snowboards.
JupitahJoshWord, so does that mean they're gonna have the same build as atomic/armada? Construction seems different with the full sidewall. Only armada that I know of that has full sidewall is the declivity x.
LINE_EnginerdLooking at the photos, it appears that they are using a different tooling format than most Atomics and Armadas seen in this community. Their tooling format appears to be more similar to a traditional race ski like an Atomic Redster. ON3P and Moment are similar in this respect (no capwall). As pointed out in other threads, there are advantages and disadvantages to ski made with/without capwalls.
One thing that I noticed instantly is different material selection for their toposheets and tail protectors. The metal tail protectors are similar to what we are doing on the Sakana and look Sexy. The topsheet material appears to be a solid black extruded ABS with branded text and top printing. The last ski that I saw made with extruded ABS topsheets are a 30ish year old red, white and blue K2. The current standard in ski design is a clear ABS/TPU that is screen or digital printed. Either way, the construction looks clean and unique. Kudos to them.
The Amer factory is capable of building all different types of ski constructions and their engineer ("Smart Andy" aka Andy Hyjtan) spent a decade at Line before running product development at Armada. He has a ton of ski building experience in many different types of ski constructions and has a history with Amer. We will learn more with time but I have a high confidence that these skis will be well made.
LINE_EnginerdLooking at the photos, it appears that they are using a different tooling format than most Atomics and Armadas seen in this community. Their tooling format appears to be more similar to a traditional race ski like an Atomic Redster. ON3P and Moment are similar in this respect (no capwall). As pointed out in other threads, there are advantages and disadvantages to ski made with/without capwalls.
One thing that I noticed instantly is different material selection for their toposheets and tail protectors. The metal tail protectors are similar to what we are doing on the Sakana and look Sexy. The topsheet material appears to be a solid black extruded ABS with branded text and top printing. The last ski that I saw made with extruded ABS topsheets are a 30ish year old red, white and blue K2. The current standard in ski design is a clear ABS/TPU that is screen or digital printed. Either way, the construction looks clean and unique. Kudos to them.
The Amer factory is capable of building all different types of ski constructions and their engineer ("Smart Andy" aka Andy Hyjtan) spent a decade at Line before running product development at Armada. He has a ton of ski building experience in many different types of ski constructions and has a history with Amer. We will learn more with time but I have a high confidence that these skis will be well made.
LINE_EnginerdLooking at the photos, it appears that they are using a different tooling format than most Atomics and Armadas seen in this community. Their tooling format appears to be more similar to a traditional race ski like an Atomic Redster. ON3P and Moment are similar in this respect (no capwall). As pointed out in other threads, there are advantages and disadvantages to ski made with/without capwalls.
One thing that I noticed instantly is different material selection for their toposheets and tail protectors. The metal tail protectors are similar to what we are doing on the Sakana and look Sexy. The topsheet material appears to be a solid black extruded ABS with branded text and top printing. The last ski that I saw made with extruded ABS topsheets are a 30ish year old red, white and blue K2. The current standard in ski design is a clear ABS/TPU that is screen or digital printed. Either way, the construction looks clean and unique. Kudos to them.
The Amer factory is capable of building all different types of ski constructions and their engineer ("Smart Andy" aka Andy Hyjtan) spent a decade at Line before running product development at Armada. He has a ton of ski building experience in many different types of ski constructions and has a history with Amer. We will learn more with time but I have a high confidence that these skis will be well made.
Yung_Gnarleyare u a rogue line engineer leaking secrets??
