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Who has a better ski collection? (not just armadas, let’s see some rare skis, also if you need skis cheap let me know.)

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J_Mendez2001
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I have been collecting armadas off Facebook marketplace for the last year or so, along with the skis I rode growing up. I’ve got a whole bunch now so I figured I’d show everyone and see who/if anyone else has anything similar. It would be cool to get like a craziest ski collections list or something going idk.






















Sorry for the weird pictures, but it’s kinda hard to line up 37 pairs of skis to take a picture in a studio apartment.


Also, if you’re having trouble affording skis/bindings/boots cheap let me know, I can probably help you out, especially if you’re close to my size. Even if it’s not something I have,I’m kinda a wizard at finding stuff for cheap according to my friends.
Jun 18 2024 11:18AM
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J_Mendez2001
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Also, please excuse the mess in the first picture, I’m camping at hood rn and realized the 2nd year Al dentes are not in any of the other pics.
Jun 18 2024 11:19AM
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J_Mendez2001
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And if anyone has old armadas to sell, lmk I’ll probably be interested, it’ll make some good conversation at the least lol.
Jun 18 2024 11:21AM
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Farmville420
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Skis on the bed is insane
Jun 18 2024 12:38PM
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Jibbcore
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Wich skis is most fun to ski out of youre collection?
Jun 18 2024 12:38PM
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migidimigi
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Shiii that's so dope! Especially the arv/al dente and ar5/ar7 throwback designs are so cool to have
Jun 18 2024 12:40PM
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J_Mendez2001
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migidimigiShiii that's so dope! Especially the arv/al dente and ar5/ar7 throwback designs are so cool to have


They have like 5-6 more skis that are og and remade graphics that I still gotta get but thanks, I thought it was sick too.
Jun 18 2024 12:41PM
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J_Mendez2001
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JibbcoreWich skis is most fun to ski out of youre collection?


The 2nd generation bdogs that are shaped like the Al dentes but skinnier. Best ski ever made in my opinion.
Jun 18 2024 12:43PM
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J_Mendez2001
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Farmville420Skis on the bed is insane


I live in a hotel room with 2 beds so one of them always just has shit in it lmao.
Jun 18 2024 12:50PM
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KungKalmar
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I might have heard that Skierman has a nice collection.
Jun 18 2024 12:57PM
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weastcoat
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Doesn’t @Quaggy or someone have like a Vishnu topsheet from every year from year 1? Or am I tripping
Jun 18 2024 1:33PM
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J_Mendez2001
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weastcoatDoesn’t @Quaggy or someone have like a Vishnu topsheet from every year from year 1? Or am I tripping


That’s mad dope, I’m hyped to see a picture or something, the vishnus top sheets are dope. I’m like 4-5 years away from having that with the armadas.

**This post was edited on Jun 18th 2024 at 1:37:54pm
Jun 18 2024 1:35PM
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SofaKingSick
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migidimigiShiii that's so dope! Especially the arv/al dente and ar5/ar7 throwback designs are so cool to have


yeah his having the OG ar5 and ARV and then the throwback designs for them from later was the first thing i noticed, very nice
Jun 18 2024 2:08PM
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skierman
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I have a better looking "collection" in my septic tank.
Jun 18 2024 3:11PM
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J_Mendez2001
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skiermanI have a better looking "collection" in my septic tank.


Can we see it? I’m trynna see some rare shit
Jun 18 2024 3:17PM
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Schoess
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skiermanI have a better looking "collection" in my septic tank.


Damn, that's where you keep your videos?
Jun 18 2024 3:39PM
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Voyage86
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J_Mendez2001Can we see it? I’m trynna see some rare shit


you’ll see some shit alright…
Jun 18 2024 5:07PM
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Lenny-
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J_Mendez2001Can we see it? I’m trynna see some rare shit


https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/935406/The-rarest-ski-you-have--I-bet-mine-is-better-
Jun 18 2024 6:23PM
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Jibbcore
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J_Mendez2001The 2nd generation bdogs that are shaped like the Al dentes but skinnier. Best ski ever made in my opinion.

Okay nice i tried this years Bdogs and they where really fun is the new Bdog different than the old?
Jun 18 2024 6:41PM
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BrownSnow
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see you got the AR7 tokyo by night graphic in there, one of my favorite graphics by armada
Jun 18 2024 6:42PM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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You’re really going to try and tell me you’re not autistic?
Jun 18 2024 7:43PM
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J_Mendez2001
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BradFiAusNzCoCaYou’re really going to try and tell me you’re not autistic?


Who said I was denying it?
Jun 18 2024 8:14PM
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sampli
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Are misfits rare now
Jun 18 2024 8:26PM
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dwuertel
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J_Mendez2001Also, please excuse the mess in the first picture, I’m camping at hood rn and realized the 2nd year Al dentes are not in any of the other pics.


Crazy collection brother! I’ll be at hood next week at Windells. Where you camping?
Jun 18 2024 10:59PM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Well I’d much rather deal with the autistic kids on here than Reddit.

Your 2009 AR6 pair with white jesters is identical to what I had.
J_Mendez2001Who said I was denying it?
Jun 19 2024 12:18AM
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SofaKingSick
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J_Mendez2001


besides the dopest graphics ever on a ski plus their remakes, i also like how this pic shows that you were a kid when you got the originals and then bigger when you got the throwback versions
Jun 19 2024 12:52PM
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J_Mendez2001
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SofaKingSickbesides the dopest graphics ever on a ski plus their remakes, i also like how this pic shows that you were a kid when you got the originals and then bigger when you got the throwback versions


I actually bought them all in the last year lol, it’s an interesting thought tho, the skis I had as a kid would’ve been the remakes tho, I’m only 22. The fisheye lens in the picture makes the longer ones look a lot bigger comparatively than they are tho
Jun 19 2024 1:59PM
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J_Mendez2001
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dwuertelCrazy collection brother! I’ll be at hood next week at Windells. Where you camping?


The loop
Jun 19 2024 1:59PM
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SofaKingSick
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J_Mendez2001I actually bought them all in the last year lol, it’s an interesting thought tho, the skis I had as a kid would’ve been the remakes tho, I’m only 22. The fisheye lens in the picture makes the longer ones look a lot bigger comparatively than they are tho


ahh, just a passionate collector then. sick dude! i love that people keep collections like this, like i think that NSer @creighton collected all the OG Line skis (or is in the process)

it always brings me shame for getting rid of some of the real classics i owned back in the day
Jun 19 2024 2:30PM
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Farmville420
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sampliAre misfits rare now

Not yet but in like 10 years seeing a pair will send me into psychosis for sure
Jun 19 2024 3:08PM
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skierman
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SofaKingSickNSer @creighton collected all the OG Line skis


All lies
Jun 19 2024 3:16PM
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weatcoast
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This is true degen behavior
Jun 19 2024 3:42PM
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J_Mendez2001
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69Skier69This is true degen behavior


That’s kinda the point
Jun 19 2024 5:17PM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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I have half a mind to hit them up to see if they have any unsold pairs kicking around.
Farmville420Not yet but in like 10 years seeing a pair will send me into psychosis for sure
Jun 19 2024 7:21PM
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Farmville420
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BradFiAusNzCoCaI have half a mind to hit them up to see if they have any unsold pairs kicking around.

I'm REALLY regretting not buying a pair, way too funny not have bought them I really fumbled that
Jun 19 2024 7:32PM
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Flacker
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I miss my Armada AR7's soooooo badly... one of the best skis I have ever had
Jun 20 2024 11:28AM
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fdWEARer
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alllll of those armadas, but missing the only graphic that matters

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Jun 23 2024 2:18AM
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VT_scratch
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shoutout siver cartel
Jun 23 2024 9:35PM
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fdWEARer
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Farmville420Not yet but in like 10 years seeing a pair will send me into psychosis for sure


I have two pairs lol, gonna keep my og white pair in good shape, and it will be kind of rare, as its already like 1 of 50
Jun 23 2024 10:01PM
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exit32
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having that many pivots is the impressive part. Must cost a fortune to mount
Jun 24 2024 7:52AM
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buck_nasty
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Yo that's a very nice collection but I think @Barfman's is better

Jun 24 2024 6:54PM
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J_Mendez2001
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buck_nastyYo that's a very nice collection but I think @Barfman 's is better



I prefer mine, that is a nice collection too tho, armadas just hold a special place in my heart.
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MaimHelp
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Not much of a collector but the 2014-2018 era of skis was the best



yeah the Jeffery’s are 2020s but I rarely ride them unless I go to the rockys

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Jun 25 2024 1:23PM
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J_Mendez2001
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I have a pair of danollies on the way rn. Probably the most sought after park ski ever.
Jun 25 2024 2:47PM
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MaimHelp
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J_Mendez2001I have a pair of danollies on the way rn. Probably the most sought after park ski ever.


You’ll love em. Basically feel like a less clunky edollo. Also they don’t separate. My edollos piss me off cause they’re my favorite ski for being playful yet stable for my 200lb ass. They just instantly delaminated underfoot so every 2 days skiing I have to dry tf outta em then epoxy and clamp
Jun 25 2024 3:26PM
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J_Mendez2001
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MaimHelpYou’ll love em. Basically feel like a less clunky edollo. Also they don’t separate. My edollos piss me off cause they’re my favorite ski for being playful yet stable for my 200lb ass. They just instantly delaminated underfoot so every 2 days skiing I have to dry tf outta em then epoxy and clamp


That’s how I felt about the 2nd gen bdogs too, like the dollo but lighter.
Jun 25 2024 4:57PM
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skierman
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Jun 25 2024 9:14PM
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buck_nasty
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MaimHelp


Not much of a collector but the 2014-2018 era of skis was the best



yeah the Jeffery’s are 2020s but I rarely ride them unless I go to the rockys

**This post was edited on Jun 25th 2024 at 1:24:23pm


Goblin dollos go hard af
Jun 25 2024 10:20PM
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michael_bc
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Nowhere near the best collection but here's what I have.



Current quiver top-to-bottom: 2021 Line Outline, 2009 EP Pro, 2023 Line Outline (brand new), 2016 Line Magnum Opus, 2023 Line Pescado (brand new), spare pair of K2 Missbehaved for my wife, 2016 Line Mordecai, 2012 Surface Watch Life. I still ride those EP Pro and Watch Life's all the time. The Magnum Opus just went on a trip to Japan this past season.



Top-to-bottom: 3 sizes of kids Armada skis, my wife's K2 Missbehaved, 2009 Line Elizabeth, and a sick pair of CoreUpt powder skis that belong to my wife. When I'm out skiing with my kids (6-4-2) I'm usually on those Lizzies.




My 2-year-old daughter's skis: 70 cm Nordica and 88 cm K2.

Then I have older skis in storage (no photos right now):



Armada AR-V my first park skis - must be around 2006.







Three older iterations of the Surface Watch Life. I can't find a photo online of the oldest pair I have, must be 2007, so there's a pic of me in the pipe with them.



A pair of Ninthward never liked them.



2013 Line Opus - these are actually still good to go - just in storage for some reason.

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Jun 26 2024 11:24AM
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michael_bc
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I almost forgot, I have a pair of 2008 Bacons in storage in Argentina.

Jun 26 2024 11:31AM
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skinakedfast
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Super fun skis too love the AR5/7
migidimigiShiii that's so dope! Especially the arv/al dente and ar5/ar7 throwback designs are so cool to have
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