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Armada's new alpha 1

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fouldsys
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your thoughts?

http://www.armadaskis.com/product/skis/alpha_1.php


honestly, i think its really stupid. but i guess id have to ski it first.
Aug 20 2008 8:01AM
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Aaaron.
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looks like a good lower east coast ski...
Aug 20 2008 8:46AM
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Style+eeze
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looks like they are a bite off a skate banana kinda

Aug 20 2008 12:40PM
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Yosh
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^^yes

Aug 20 2008 1:00PM
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richards
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they look like theyd be fun to ski on
but probably pretty expensive

Aug 20 2008 1:16PM
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MANDER
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not that expensive actually! 600 on getboards.  http://getboards.com/snow/twintips/armada09/alpha_one.html
Aug 20 2008 10:24PM
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cobra_commander
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taper is awesome
Aug 20 2008 11:21PM
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snarfsnarf44
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i dont know what exactly theyr trying to accomplish with the "elf shoe" on a park ski
Aug 20 2008 11:33PM
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richards
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for me thats quite a bit of skrilla to drop
Aug 20 2008 11:46PM
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kozy
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i dont realy get what the elf shoe is / does
Aug 21 2008 12:26AM
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skifiend
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pretty simple really.....traditional camber underfoot, rockered tip and tails
Aug 21 2008 7:50AM
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skifiend
Posts: 2063 - Karma: 13
i think any new ideas/constructions/shapes in skis are great.  some work out, some don't...i'll probably never ride a pair of alpha's, but i'm stoked on fresh ideas in the ski industry.
Aug 21 2008 7:52AM
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Shredneck
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Ive already got mine ordered guy at the shop said theyd be in late Sept / early Oct I tell u how I like them
Aug 21 2008 10:41AM
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518
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interesting idea, but the whole point of an "elf shoe"  or early rise or whatever it has is to float in powder, but when somthings that skinny, it makes no sense, you'd sink anyway.
it also cuts into the usable sidecut, so they wont have as much edge to hold on icie conditions.

id still try them
Aug 21 2008 11:52AM
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dbchili
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why is the longest length 176? You will never get the effect these skis are supposed to have on something that short...
and, is this not the same idea as moments' two year old reno rockers, just with a smidgen of camber under the foot?
Aug 21 2008 12:36PM
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Klick_2_klaim
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So ya, I suppose you would have to ride it first.

The idea is sick, rocker on a park ski is genius. Great for pop, everything is quicker, butters are way easier, never get hung up or catch an edge on a lip every again.

I am not sure what the weird tapering is for, I suppose I could searchbar it, but I am sure its a good idea for something.
Aug 21 2008 12:41PM
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skifiend
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it makes perfect sense, you can butter and press the HELL out of those things!
Aug 21 2008 2:14PM
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XtRemE11
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anyone skiied them yet?
Aug 21 2008 3:08PM
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SEABURN
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I'd like to compare them to the reno rocker, see how that goes.
Aug 21 2008 4:54PM
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Noah_W
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So stoked on these right now. I can't wait to ride them.
Aug 21 2008 11:30PM
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snarfsnarf44
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ok, so, the rocker makes sense for a park ski, but thats been done. and whats the point of the elf shoe taper on a narrow ski? its meant for buoyancy in powder, the narrower tip doesnt get caught under the fluff like a wide, sidecut-tip would (like on the ARG), so what the fuck will that do for you in a groomed park?
Aug 24 2008 3:17PM
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SEABURN
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they come in 182 also.
Aug 24 2008 4:22PM
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camohard
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Pretty much I think they'll be sick and the future of park skis. Ya, they seem like a reference to the reno rocker, which seems like an awesome ski even though ive never skied them. I bet by next season there'll be a bunch other companies making a similar ski and tons of ppl will want them.
Aug 25 2008 2:08AM
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Hertz
Posts: 238 - Karma: 30
the designers at armada need to lay off the shrooms
that said
i'd still ski it
Aug 25 2008 2:18AM
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hodlekve_jibber
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cool idea, rockered park skis seem sick for butters and stuff.. but would they be stable enough to take bigger landings? i've never tried rockered skis myself..
Aug 29 2008 12:37PM
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Twig
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i think its a good idea in theory.. because it will give lots of the benefits of a longer ski without making it much more difficult to spin on to rails etc.. but that said i dont know why they didnt make them a bit wider and in longer lengths.. it seems a bit crazy to make this ski that allows for longer skis but then make 182 the longest length..
Aug 30 2008 10:37AM
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Shlogan
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if it was super light and about 93mm underfoot it would be a sick ski. how much rocker deos it have exacly?
Aug 30 2008 11:08AM
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cgroves
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Im surprised Armada was the first to make a reverse camber park ski. I think once you see them in person, you'll have a good idea about how the performance will be. Im super curious though, but not $600 curious.
Aug 30 2008 11:31AM
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TheClap.
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reno rocker was
Aug 30 2008 1:13PM
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rudager
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Technical Specs
170cm- 94-111-81-100-85
176cm- 95-112-82-101-86
182cm- 96-113-83-102-87

sounds sick for a park ski
Aug 30 2008 5:04PM
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Klick_2_klaim
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thats a goofy thing to say.

reno rocker was, and they wont retail for quite that much.
Aug 30 2008 9:58PM
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richards
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^ my guess is they will retail for quite a bit
ar6s probably would go for 500 at your local shop
Aug 30 2008 11:09PM
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PBraunstein
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everyone thats confused on the early taper... i think its just there to help tip snag on lips... if you think about it,  a really fat tip on a rockered ski that isnt tapered has a way better possibility of snagging then if you taper it... so i think they just had that in mind for the taper...    i think the skis would be a ton of fun to rock in the park after shreding my eps in the park a bunch...  and im sure the effective edge would be fine, especially since its cambered under foot...
Sep 1 2008 4:31AM
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JTL
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