McConkey brought the idea to life and everyone laughed at him, but then again this is the same guy to started skiing on shorter fatter skis and everyone thought he was nuts too.
the arg is a 188 or something. as for the kid who said armadas are poorly made. I have yet to try a freeride ski which wont break down over months of abuse. I have 3 pairs of armadas and all are still in great shape. The AR5 from the first year had a tail peice which popped out, but other then that, certain skis from batches of production ae going to have flaws, but that is why there is a warranty program.