Armada ARV 86 Skis 2017
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Armada ARV 86 Skis 2017
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Product Info
Steeped in history and packing no shortage of performance-oriented features, the ARV 85 Skis from Armada are designed to excel in the park and beyond. Find your press points, spin hot laps on the big line, and jib around on the wall hits on the way to the park. Over the years, freestyle skiing has moved beyond the roped-off confines of the terrain park, and the ARV has been preaching this gospel for over a decade. Catch-free rocker makes butters a breeze, will the 85mm footprint encourages progression and snappy switch ups. When your creativity can't be confined to the park alone, look to the Armada ARV 85 Skis to give you the all-mountain versatility you demand.
Product Details
Rocker Type
AR Freestyle Rocker – Rockered tips and tails are combined with positive camber under foot to allow the ski to charge with ease through unpredictable snow and maintain a solid carve when asked to do so. Turn the whole mountain into your playground.
Flex
Flex Rating (1 Soft - 10 Stiff): Tip: 5.5 | Waist: 7 | Tail: 6 – Park oriented flex that skis equally well forward and switch.
Core
Pop-Lite Core – Lightweight wood is combined with a higher density, stiffer species in a horizontal laminate to create an impossibly lively ski that has all the power needed for boosting to new elevations.
Spin Tip – Keeps the ski light and stable.
Laminates
Carbon Kevlar Struts – Carbon and Kevlar stringers used in the tip and/or tail to add pop and extend life.
Sidewalls
AR50 Sidewall – Cap construction in the tip and tail and sidewall under foot - balancing performance characteristics with lower swing-weight and increased durability.
Base
S7 Base – Durable and low maintenance, with a speed additive for quickness.
Edges
2.5 Impact Edge – Oversized and specially heat-treated, built to resist impact damage.
Binding Compatibility
We recommend a brake width equal to or at most 15 mm wider than the ski waist width.
Specs
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Terrain:
Park & Pipe, All-Mountain
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Terrain
Park & Pipe Park and pipe skis, often called freestyle skis, are for skiers who spend the majority of their time on jumps, rails, and jibs of all kinds. Traditionally park and pipe skis have narrower waists with full camber profiles, but this category is incorporating more rocker patterns and different shapes. You will almost always find these skis with twin tips as well as other park specific features like thicker, more durable edges, dense extruded bases, and butter zones. All-Mountain All-mountain skis are designed to handle anything you throw at them including powder, ice, groomers, steeps, heavy snow, and everything in between, but they aren’t necessarily a master of any one terrain. If you’re only going to own one ski to do it all, this is what you want. All-mountain skis generally have what we call mid-fat waists that range from 80-110 mm.
- Skis: No Bindings
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Ability Level:
Intermediate-Advanced
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Ability Level
Intermediate-Advanced Whether you’re a progressing intermediate exploring new runs and terrain, or an accomplished rider seeking new thrills, the majority of skiers and snowboarders fall into this level. Intermediate to advanced skis and snowboards may be somewhat wider or stiffer than beginner-intermediate skis and snowboards, usually with a stronger wood core and sandwich sidewall construction. Intermediate to advanced boots and bindings range from softer flexing freestyle options to stiffer choices built for stability at speed.
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Rocker Type:
Rocker/Camber/Rocker
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Rocker Type
Rocker/Camber/Rocker Rocker/Camber/Rocker skis have the playfulness and float of a rockered ski as well as the added edge hold of a cambered ski. The contact points on skis with this profile are closer towards the middle of the ski than a fully cambered ski, but still not underfoot. The cambered midsection provides a longer effective edge on hardpack, increasing edge hold and stability, while the rockered tip and tail provide floatation in deeper snow and allow the ski to initiate and release from turns easier.
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Turning Radius:
Medium
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Turning Radius
Medium 17-22 m radius is best for all-mountain and park & pipe.
- Core/Laminates: Aramid (Kevlar®), Carbon, Wood
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Tail Type:
Full Twin Tip
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Tail Type
Full Twin Tip Desinged to allow you to ski backwards, full twin tips are found primarily on park & pipe skis and freestyle powder skis. More and more, we are seeing twin tips on all-mountain skis of all abilities, as it makes it a little easier to get around, and for the most part does not inhibit forward skiing.
- Series: AR
- Warranty: 1 Year
| Size (cm) | 163 | 170 | 177 | 184 |
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| Tip Width (mm) | 113 | 115 | 116 | 118 |
| Waist Width (mm) | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
| Tail Width (mm) | 107 | 109 | 110 | 112 |
| Turning Radius (m) | 17 | 17.5 | 18 | 18.5 |