2011 Line SFB vs. 2011 Armada JJ

I can't speak for the sfb's however I bought a pair of 2011 armada jj's and I couldn't be happier with them. They can easily be your daily ski or your one ski quiver depending on where you live. I live in the northeast so its not practical for me to only have the jj's. That being said as long as the conditions are decent you could use them as your only skis. My first day on them was a pretty average early season day which had me mostly on groomers. I was unsure how they would fare given the size and shape but to summarize things they tore on them. I haven't used them in any pow yet as we havent really had any but in light of other reviews they will be great, which will be nice when I'm in Utah over break. I'm terms of an all mountain pow ski you really can't go wrong with the jj. I have mine mounted with marker griffons which makes them a little bit on the heavy side compared to my other skis but given the jj's size it's negligible. I don't know if this armada love sesh helped but I love this ski. If you don't mind the jj's being more expensive and you have them means I suggest them.

Thanks for the input! I have heard nothing but good from other people about the JJs too. I am 5'11'' and still growing, so I think I will look at the 185s. I have a local shop who will demo the Bacons out, so that should help.

From what I know, they are two pretty different skis. I really want bacons because they're a soft playful ski. They aren't meant to charge hard they are meant to have tons of fun. Where jj's are more of an all mountain charging type ski. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

Yea I am 5'8" and I got the 175 jj's but the 185 cm should work for you and don't forget the elf shoe technology in the jj's. The contact point between the ski and snow is not at the tip it'd closer to your body on the tip and tail so they will ski like shorter skis which will be good when your growing. But I'd demo the Bacons and see what you like better because in the end it's what you like best. ~happy shopping

SFB woohoo!!

this. Bacons are more stiff so you'll be able to take them to places other than knee deep pow.

I have friends who have the same boot size in JJs, and I will demo Bacons. I just thought I would ask for some opinions from people who are better skiers than I. I also thought the JJs were somewhat of a playful ski, due to the softish flex and big ol' rocker. I want these skis for pow, but mostly a super playful AM ski that can be stable bombing the corduroy.

I've ridden the JJ at Northstar for the past few days, and I have to say it's pretty fantastic everywhere. Sick on groomers, floats nicely in pow (not quite as well as a dedicated pow ski, but I'm splitting hairs), pretty quick through the trees, and an absolute joy up in the air. The 50/50 cap/sidewall and the early taper (elf shoe) give the ski a really low, concentrated swing weight, so spinning them is like nothing. They're pretty flexible, you can definitely play around with them. Even took them through the park a little bit and had a good time; hit a corrugated down pipe, a barrel tap, some other random small stuff, and they were really fun. Left a little to be desired when the snow got cruddy because of how light they are, but overall very impressive. They hold an edge like a directional-cut park ski, it's insane. I was dying to get on the Bacons but couldn't find any to demo. Overall I think I'm going to try to get my hands on the Bacons because of their added flex (I'm 136 pounds), though I'm worried that off of big shit they're going to wash out. But as far as the JJ goes, you won't be disappointed if that's the direction you decide to go in.