chris on August 6th, 2008

Seriously quick, firm flexing back-country, powder power-houses. The Ant’s are Armada’s “traditional” big-mountain freeride ski. Inspired by Ant Boronowski the ski is built for high-speeds, durability, reassurance and playfulness in the deep and steep. There is no “reverse camber” here but you do get a dedicated freeride stormer that is light [...]

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chris on August 6th, 2008

Armada took off a good few years ago as a company, and their highly-fashionable skis were always designed to launch you the skier up to the highest peaks. With their heavily re-worked range for 2009 Armada have made some serious inroads to becoming a major “player”, this range is deeper, tougher, more precise, [...]

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chris on August 5th, 2008

This is one fat pair of puppies, in fact they are verging on obese, but then they are tuned and built for high speed powerful back-country free-riding, so guess they are athletes in some form. The 191 cm version has a colossal 58 m radius! Surely one of the largest run radii out [...]

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chris on August 5th, 2008

Entry-level touring ski that bridges the gap between an extreme tourer and a regular Alpine ski. The Evolution comes with a 70 mm waist which is great for climbing up hills, light, easy and non too cumbersome - if the going down is deep though I hope you have reasonable technique as it [...]

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chris on August 5th, 2008

Exactly as they say on the box - Expedition skis. if you enjoy doing the classic multi-stage tours of the Alps or adventures further afield then the TA Adventure skis are built for you. Very lightweight, a versatile 73 mm profile for secure descents yet efficient climbing the Expeditions are aimed at [...]

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chris on August 2nd, 2008

Available in two variants, a “rocker” design reversed camber or a traditional flex pattern. The RC, “reverse camber” is the most modern in conception, easier to get around, more versatile and that effective shorter running length on any harder snow makes life easier with skis at 126 mm at the waist - in [...]

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chris on August 1st, 2008

Available in two variants, a “reversed camber”, the RC, or a traditional flex pattern.
The RC is my choice and the most modern in their conception. Rockering makes a ski easier to get around, more versatile and the effective shorter running length on firm snow makes life easier - with skis at 126 mm at [...]

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chris on August 1st, 2008

Big, 136 - 107 - 136 and available in a 183 or 191 length. If these figures don’t mean much to you then you should be looking elsewhere, this is a ski about dimensions. Apt to take on the biggest back-country hucks and the freshest, deepest of tracks, the Teddy Bare is [...]

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chris on August 1st, 2008

Large “universal shredders.” Amplid’s kinda “all-mountain” ski for girls. Stylish and certainly aimed at freeskiing but I think you’d definitely be happier in the back-country with these babies opposed to attempting to “shred” a line on firm East Coast boiler-plate or European ice early in the season. A great ski for the [...]

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chris on August 1st, 2008

The flagship freestyle model from Amplid. Funky urban graphics, solid construction and a wide, 84 mm platform to stomp the rails whether on snow or at your local “Mall” - thankfully we don’t have too much of the later in Europe just yet!
If rumbling around the Park is your thing then the [...]

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