WOW. In more ways than one.

By Wally Phillips February 16, 2009

HOLY CRAP. Um, okay. This ski has no sidecut. I'm sure of it.

Oh well, sidecut is not needed because this ski isn't exactly made for groom-running. Welcome to Armada's ultimate powder tool, the ARG. To go over why there are 5 width measurements, that comes from the Elf shoe technology that Armada used in this ski basically makes the ski look like, well, an elf shoe. The tip and tail of the ski are turned upward, giving them a "rockered" shape that gives the ski a lot of float capability. The Armada JJ has the same technology, but the ARG has a bit more rocker to it and very minimal sidecut.

"How does a ski that has no sidecut ski?" you ask. Well, when you're carving on groomers, it's terrible. It's awful to the point of not bothering after the first time you try and the ski somehow tracks in the wrong direction. When you are on groomers, skid/slide your turns. Please. Not just a polite suggestion.

But, in the powder, it is probably one of the best skis EVER MADE. Period. The ARG skis pow like a dream. It'll surf above the highest amounts of fresh snow, stay nimble in the tight tree lines and even if the tip sinks down into the snow, it wont get caught and slow you down. It will also slice through crud very easily with some speed and even handles harder crud and moguls pretty well. Hiking and traversing was also fairly easy to do with a ski of this shape

So, the consensus is, this should only used as a powder ski. Endless amounts of powder. That's it. Nothing else but that.

Who is it for: Powder skiers. Simple.

Who is it not for: Anyone else.

Stats: (Rating: 0 to 5; 0 being the worst, 5 being the best)

Speed: 4
Long Turns: 5 (in Pow) 1 (anywhere else)
Short Turns: 4 (in pow) 1 (anywhere else)
Float: 5 (I'd give it a 15 if I could)
Crud: 4
Groomed: 1

Overall:
in pow: 3.83
everywhere else: 2.67

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