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Armada ANT Ski
A fine big mountain ski with camber
By Jack Wizo
Ranked #7 - Big Mountain Freeride Skis
January 2, 2010
Armada skis are so nice! They are some of the most durable and well built skis I've ever seen. Your Armadas will last three times as long at least as other sticks. No matter how hard you ski, fall, or rip, the ANT's will keep on running, and looking good, too.
In the new revolution of skiing, it's nice to see a set of boards that don't have reverse camber. The ANT is a do anything, hard charging, one ski quiver. You need to ski with confidence on these whips. They like to go fast and they like a competent driver who's not afraid to send it on big cliffs. The tips don't get deflected by chop, and the 107mm waist combined with 191cm keeps you floating well in the deep. It seems like all the other skis just keep getting wider, and rockered. The ANT remains as a reminder that long is as good as fat, and that speed keeps you afloat more than ski width.
You won't have any trouble with tip dives or submarining on these as long as you are an expert skier.
It's nice to see that there's a shorter version now, for anyone under 5'6".
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Change me.
2 Comments Last Reply: January 13, 2010 By: Jack Wizo
Well, they haven't changed much, but you probably just need to push them harder. Steep and fast is the key to making them rise to the surface. Also, I'm fairly light for a 190; I'm 6' and 160lbs, so it's hard for me to sink these boats. Get a pair of the ANTs now, because it's the last year Armada's going to make them. Tony's skiing for Surface, now.
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Can the Ants float?? Ive had every model since 2007(3 in all), LOVED EM butt they did not rise to the top of the pow...truly a bomber ski but they didnt float in pow...so I gave up and switched to the dynastar xxl.....hope I didnt give up on the Ant too soon ,the camber was just a bit much in previous models, have they changed???
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