2025 Armada ARV 106

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OhJay

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Anyone get to demo or take a few laps on the redesigned ARV 106s for next season? No more smear tech, full poplar core instead of the ash stringers for the last 4 seasons, and some weight loss. Seems like they're going back to version 2.0s (2018-2020)?

Currently on my 2nd pair of the current versions which are solid chargers, so I'm more curious if they'll retain any of that stability. I wouldn't mind trading some of it for some pop and liveliness, but just hoping they won't be noodles either.

Edit: [tag=105085]@Twig[/tag] any chance you'll be keeping the streak alive in reviewing every iteration of this ski?

**This thread was edited on Apr 24th 2024 at 1:02:59am
 
I worked on a armada ski testival a few times this year and got the new arv106 in hands but unfortunately don’t skied them , they feel a very tiny bit softer then the version 3.0 but are stiffer then the 2.0 2018/20 models. And with the new core they loose about 100g per ski.

I loved the arv106 as a park ski until they got heavier and stiffer.

the new version feels not the same as the old ones, but they are still a good and chargy all mtn ski that is stable at high speeds and the loss in weight makes them more playful.
 
14607518:BigPurpleSkiSuit said:
Heard good things, many seem to be glad to see the smeartech going away
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Yea I wasn't 100% sure it was the smear tech but I had some issues with my tips hooking in deepish spring slush, usually on flatter sections. Wasn't enough to hate the skis but glad to hear it may have been resolved.
 
14607572:MAGGO_KINZNER said:
I worked on a armada ski testival a few times this year and got the new arv106 in hands but unfortunately don’t skied them , they feel a very tiny bit softer then the version 3.0 but are stiffer then the 2.0 2018/20 models. And with the new core they loose about 100g per ski.

I loved the arv106 as a park ski until they got heavier and stiffer.

the new version feels not the same as the old ones, but they are still a good and chargy all mtn ski that is stable at high speeds and the loss in weight makes them more playful.
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Thank you sir, only took 10 completely derailed posts to get some relevant information. Glad to hear they still have most of the stiffness, the weight and stiffness had its benefits but I'll take that slight compromise any day for the next version.
 
topic:OhJay said:
Anyone get to demo or take a few laps on the redesigned ARV 106s for next season? No more smear tech, full poplar core instead of the ash stringers for the last 4 seasons, and some weight loss. Seems like they're going back to version 2.0s (2018-2020)?

Currently on my 2nd pair of the current versions which are solid chargers, so I'm more curious if they'll retain any of that stability. I wouldn't mind trading some of it for some pop and liveliness, but just hoping they won't be noodles either.

Edit: [tag=105085]@Twig[/tag] any chance you'll be keeping the streak alive in reviewing every iteration of this ski?
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I don't have a full Roofbox Review for these, but I skied the ski a bunch at our ski test last week. We will have a review of the ski based on both my own feedback and that of a bunch of other testers who skied them. It's dropping whenever I stop chasing end-of-season pow and sit down and write it... but that will probably be a month or so out yet.

To try to answer your question. They are softer than the current version and do have a little more pop/energy. They aren't noodles but they are nowhere near as chargy or as the version you are skiing IMO. On the new one, the tail is fairly stable (probably like ~10-15% softer than the outgoing ski, but the tip is more like version 2.0. Overall, the ski feels closest to the 2.0 version out of the three previous 106s to me, but it is still overall stiffer and more powerful than that ski. It has more of that 'wide park ski' feel back, and feels more closely related to the others in the ARV line than the current 106, which feels like the odd one out currently.

If anyone is interested, the last Roofbox I will get finished before the summer is the new Armada Kimbo, and then there'll be a couple more dropping in the fall.
 
14607590:Twig said:
I don't have a full Roofbox Review for these, but I skied the ski a bunch at our ski test last week. We will have a review of the ski based on both my own feedback and that of a bunch of other testers who skied them. It's dropping whenever I stop chasing end-of-season pow and sit down and write it... but that will probably be a month or so out yet.

To try to answer your question. They are softer than the current version and do have a little more pop/energy. They aren't noodles but they are nowhere near as chargy or as the version you are skiing IMO. On the new one, the tail is fairly stable (probably like ~10-15% softer than the outgoing ski, but the tip is more like version 2.0. Overall, the ski feels closest to the 2.0 version out of the three previous 106s to me, but it is still overall stiffer and more powerful than that ski. It has more of that 'wide park ski' feel back, and feels more closely related to the others in the ARV line than the current 106, which feels like the odd one out currently.

If anyone is interested, the last Roofbox I will get finished before the summer is the new Armada Kimbo, and then there'll be a couple more dropping in the fall.
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I think that's about all I needed to hear on the new ones, but I'll keep an eye out for the review still. Thank you for keeping us sane during the offseason [tag=105085]@Twig[/tag]
 
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