Manufacturer's Description: Bringing light to new heights, the new Armada ARV JJ UL floats like a butterfly and cuts like a butter knife for a definitive big mountain freestyle experience. The new ski is 25% lighter than the original JJ. With less weight through the tip and tail, the new ARV JJ UL utilizes our light…
Newschoolers' Quick Review: The dimensions suggested that it would be turny but undergunned in deeper pow for a skier of Toby and my weight, but the numbers lied. Maybe it's the magic HRZN tech; maybe its the pronounced tip rocker. Whatever it was the Backland had no problem going straight and it certainly had…
Manufacturer's Description: Backcountry touring is exploding, and over the past few years our Backland series has proved super popular among new tourers, as well as a lot of seasoned pros. The reason for Backland’s popularity is that it’s strong and technical but still really easy to use. And this year w…
Newschoolers' Quick Review: The Bent Chetler is an icon of a ski. They're extremely surfy, float great and are very playful offering infinite buttery fun! They carve well, but they do chatter a more than other skis in the same bracket (ON3P Jeffrey 116, Volkl Bash 116.. even the Magnum Opus) however the new, lig…
