Iain M

I have the 112-width Armada skins and have used them around 30 times, would not recommend. Even when they were new and well cared for during transitions, the glue often failed after about 4-5k ft of vert. The tapered front cut encourages snow to collect between the skin and ski. The tail clip is poorly designed. I’ve had multiple failures, and once it ices up, you can’t adjust it. That’s been a problem when the glue is also giving out.

Really disappointed in these skis. I used them maybe five times this season, only in good conditions (I have separate rock skis), and after lightly hitting a rock once, the edge cracked and about three inches of the ski delaminated from the edge. Basically a death sentence. I’ll keep skiing them in dry powder and epoxy them until they completely blow out, I was just expecting to get more use out of them before something like this happened. Dynafit wouldn’t warranty the damage. I skied the Backland 100s for ...