Armada Pipe Cleaner 2006

Overall

I love this ski. Best pair i've owned. Strong, light, fast, and flexible. I have mine mounted with 06 Rossi Scratch 140.

Performance

I don't ever have to hike as far as other kids for rails or jumps. These skis are fast as hell. They carve in anything and pop really well.

Design

Same layout as the AR6 with stronger and lighter materials. The race base really helps for going off big tables and riding pipe. The graphics are simple, which really doesn't bother me.

Value

It was worth the money for me. I paid about 600 with tax. For the way these skis rip i didn't mind at all.

Characteristics

The tips are super soft like the AR6 and the tails are stiff which makes popping out of pipe amazing. Fun to butter too!

Durability

Like the other review i agree with the soft bases. You have to be careful with them. Otherwise they are strong as hell. The edges are stronger than the AR6 which is awsome because i do rails the most. The only other problem i have with them is that the top sheet chips away, but whatever.

• Terrain
  Park
  Pow
• Design
  Clean
  Busy
• Durability
  Fragile
  Durable
• Weight
  Light
  Heavy
• Style
  Uncool
  Cool
• Flex
  Soft
  Stiff
• Camber
  Cambered
  Rockered
• Pop
  No Pop
  Poppy
• Stability
  Jittery
  Stable

Overall

great ski and super fun to ride, i feel like it is a ski degisined just for me cause im not to much into rails. the waranty policy on these is fairly strict though. if there is any evidence of a rail slide on them they will not be waratied. also, i am 6'2 and 150 pounds. i use dallabello krypton rampage boots and they are mounted with fks 155 race stock bindings.

Performance

these things are fast. i was jumping on them this weekend and i didnt need to start nearly as high up as all the other kids skiing. im fairly confident its because of that race base. waxing these skis often helps a ton.

Design

same basic layout as the ar6. basicly armada r&d this ski then had atomic build the base including race edges on it

Value

i paid just under 630 for them with tax and i couldn't be more pleased with my purchase.

Characteristics

there super soft but are the hardest poping ski that i have ever ridden. they carve extremely well on groomers as well as on crud.

Durability

the bases are extremely soft. if you ski somewhere where there are a lot of small rocks or hard ice chunks to hit, you're gonna mess them up, you'll just have to face that fact, but waxing them often will help with that.

• Terrain
  Park
  Pow
• Design
  Clean
  Busy
• Durability
  Fragile
  Durable
• Weight
  Light
  Heavy
• Style
  Uncool
  Cool
• Flex
  Soft
  Stiff
• Camber
  Cambered
  Rockered
• Pop
  No Pop
  Poppy
• Stability
  Jittery
  Stable