Armada Declivity 102 Ti
Level: Advanced
Brand: Armada
Model year: 2021
Measure (Tip/Waist/Tail): 135/102/125 mm Turning radius: 18.00 m Weight: 1950 gram (180 cm)
Lengths: 172,180,188 cm
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Strengths:
Excellent for park, speed and Freeride, great for powder and groomed runs
Weaknesses:
not the best at sharp turns and carving.
Summary:
All around, a great all terrain ski, decently affordable for its worth.
Model year: 2021
Riding style: Powder, Park
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 127 kg
Riders length: 188 cm
Excellent for park, speed and Freeride, great for powder and groomed runs
Weaknesses:
not the best at sharp turns and carving.
Summary:
All around, a great all terrain ski, decently affordable for its worth.
Model year: 2021
Riding style: Powder, Park
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 127 kg
Riders length: 188 cm
Strengths:
Versatility
Stability
Quality
Damping
Float
Edge grip
Weaknesses:
I haven't found any.
Summary:
Here we have an all-mountain ski of the highest rank! They offer great riding performance in just about any snow condition. Sure, sounds cliche but to me these are really a pair of one-ski-quiver's.
Sure, a narrower ski would have had better grip on the piste and a wider ski would of course have had more flow on the off-piste. But when you don't know what snow conditions you will have during the day, or when you know you will be skiing on varying snow, then these are the skis you want on your feet. Match the skis with a pair of rigid pxaxes that fit well and a pair of solid bindings and you have a really good combo. For reference I use Lange rs130 boots & Dalbello lupro Pro hd and have look pivot 15 + cast mounted at -1 from rec.
The skis are on the stiffer side (especially torsional stiffness) and reward a skier with high speed. Higher speed gives more flow off-piste, and gives more stable cuts on the piste). The ski gets progressively softer in the tip & tail and I think they are easy to throw around when needed, for example in an open hump or in forest skiing. They are a fantastic complement to the declivity 108 or declivity X and are for me the ski I use every day it's not a powder day.
Worth mentioning is that I ski all winters for the last 10 years and have tried most of the different all-mountain skis on the market (perks of working in the industry). I am now on my second pair of these skis and if they had broken tomorrow I would have bought a third pair. Even though they broke, I still got the feeling that they are solidly built and of very high quality compared to most other ski manufacturers on the market.
Model year: 2023
Riding style: Freeride / Peak ride
Length on the ski: 188 cm
Riders weight: 76 kg
Riders length: 185 cm
Versatility
Stability
Quality
Damping
Float
Edge grip
Weaknesses:
I haven't found any.
Summary:
Here we have an all-mountain ski of the highest rank! They offer great riding performance in just about any snow condition. Sure, sounds cliche but to me these are really a pair of one-ski-quiver's.
Sure, a narrower ski would have had better grip on the piste and a wider ski would of course have had more flow on the off-piste. But when you don't know what snow conditions you will have during the day, or when you know you will be skiing on varying snow, then these are the skis you want on your feet. Match the skis with a pair of rigid pxaxes that fit well and a pair of solid bindings and you have a really good combo. For reference I use Lange rs130 boots & Dalbello lupro Pro hd and have look pivot 15 + cast mounted at -1 from rec.
The skis are on the stiffer side (especially torsional stiffness) and reward a skier with high speed. Higher speed gives more flow off-piste, and gives more stable cuts on the piste). The ski gets progressively softer in the tip & tail and I think they are easy to throw around when needed, for example in an open hump or in forest skiing. They are a fantastic complement to the declivity 108 or declivity X and are for me the ski I use every day it's not a powder day.
Worth mentioning is that I ski all winters for the last 10 years and have tried most of the different all-mountain skis on the market (perks of working in the industry). I am now on my second pair of these skis and if they had broken tomorrow I would have bought a third pair. Even though they broke, I still got the feeling that they are solidly built and of very high quality compared to most other ski manufacturers on the market.
Model year: 2023
Riding style: Freeride / Peak ride
Length on the ski: 188 cm
Riders weight: 76 kg
Riders length: 185 cm
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Strengths:
Can only agree with the Freeride riders' reviews below. Goes better than expected to stand on the piste with and personally I don't need an extremely wide ski in loose snow, this one is more than enough.
Weaknesses:
Perhaps a little weak on pure ice, as all skis of this type become? Can't compete with a pure piste ski there of course.
Summary:
I used to drive on e.g. Hendryx Cash is King and Extreme Projekt 100 and the Declivity beat them by a horse's length if you only want to have a pair of skis with you, for example. Alps. This is a superb all-mountain ski.
Model year: 2021
Riding style: piste and off-piste
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 93 kg
Riders length: 183 cm
Can only agree with the Freeride riders' reviews below. Goes better than expected to stand on the piste with and personally I don't need an extremely wide ski in loose snow, this one is more than enough.
Weaknesses:
Perhaps a little weak on pure ice, as all skis of this type become? Can't compete with a pure piste ski there of course.
Summary:
I used to drive on e.g. Hendryx Cash is King and Extreme Projekt 100 and the Declivity beat them by a horse's length if you only want to have a pair of skis with you, for example. Alps. This is a superb all-mountain ski.
Model year: 2021
Riding style: piste and off-piste
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Riders weight: 93 kg
Riders length: 183 cm
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Strengths:
Stable in all bows, easy to get up on edge. Good ice grip
Weaknesses:
Possibly for lighter riders it is too stiff.
Summary:
A ski for all conditions in eg Åre
Model year: 2022
Riding style: Piste / Run up
Length on the ski: 187 cm
Riders weight: 89 kg
Riders length: 184 cm
Stable in all bows, easy to get up on edge. Good ice grip
Weaknesses:
Possibly for lighter riders it is too stiff.
Summary:
A ski for all conditions in eg Åre
Model year: 2022
Riding style: Piste / Run up
Length on the ski: 187 cm
Riders weight: 89 kg
Riders length: 184 cm
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Moa: - I really like this ski. I was expecting a soft, playful park ski. But this is a tough all-mountain ski, and I like that. It would also be fun to test these in loose snow. Rating: 4.5.
Olle: - This is a great ski! A real charger with titanals inside. Armada is often associated with playful park skis, but this one goes more in the hard way, which suits me perfectly. It works everywhere, hard piste like off piste. Awesome skiing simply, a sunny five! Rating: 5.
Johan: - We only tested this ski in the slopes, but I experienced the Declivity as easy to get into turns with, stable but still fun. It happens a lot when you press and I am impressed with how well they work on hard surfaces, as it is today. The ski is a bit heavier, so it may not be a thing to do. Rating: 4.5.
Fredrik: - I like this ski very much! It's really my kind of skiing, especially when it's tough like today. This is a hard ski with good grip that can be trusted. I like to ride fast, and these skis are stable and don't get nervous at all, even when it's icy. Rating: 4.5.
Average grade: 4.63
Model year: 2021
Length on the ski: 180 cm
Olle: - This is a great ski! A real charger with titanals inside. Armada is often associated with playful park skis, but this one goes more in the hard way, which suits me perfectly. It works everywhere, hard piste like off piste. Awesome skiing simply, a sunny five! Rating: 5.
Johan: - We only tested this ski in the slopes, but I experienced the Declivity as easy to get into turns with, stable but still fun. It happens a lot when you press and I am impressed with how well they work on hard surfaces, as it is today. The ski is a bit heavier, so it may not be a thing to do. Rating: 4.5.
Fredrik: - I like this ski very much! It's really my kind of skiing, especially when it's tough like today. This is a hard ski with good grip that can be trusted. I like to ride fast, and these skis are stable and don't get nervous at all, even when it's icy. Rating: 4.5.
Average grade: 4.63
Model year: 2021
Length on the ski: 180 cm
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