2025 Armada Stranger Skis
The Armada Stranger is a unique contribution to the newest trend in skiing, bringing playful park influence to the realm of carving. The Stranger along with skis like the Line Blade or Black Crows Mirus Cor, have an emphasis on generating high edge angles and creating interesting turn shapes while also allowing the freestyle skiers’ imaginations run wild. Essentially, the Stranger allows you to bring the park to the rest of the mountain as well as bring the groomers to the park. With the Stranger being 100 mm underfoot, it opens to door for soft snow skiing making this niche ski insanely versatile.
Why we like it:
The Stranger’s forces you to get creative and gives you the confidence to try new things. It just oozes mischief in a sense where it desires to go against the grain of normality in the best way possible. The edge angles that can be generated on this thing is just flat out crazy, and that is something we absolutely love here at Ski Essentials. Also, it is quite the tree ski due to its ability to pivot and wiggle. Finally, it is still a very versatile ski that can benefit a large demographic of skiers, from park skiers, tree skiers, all-mountain skiers, or carving skiers that want something interesting and different from a typical narrow frontside ski.
Who it's for:
Skiers who love to get creative and need a ski that can carve and jib anywhere on the mountain just as well as in the park.
Highlights:
The Stranger’s poplar wood core coupled with Armada’s Springboard Tail gives it the energy and pop needed for transforming the mountain into a playground. The Edgeless Tips also encourage lots of nose butters and quick maneuvers.
Things to consider:
It does not have the torsional stiffness of a typical frontside carving ski, so firm snow is not really its forte. However, there is more than enough for pack powder groomers. Oddly enough, it is not the best in a high-level park skiing application due to its directional shape and mount point. These characteristics make it a playful all-mountain ski moreso than a park ski.
Fit & sizing considerations:
The Stranger only comes in two lengths, 172 cm and 180 cm. We have found that going slightly short in this ski gives you the best overall experience. For instance, a skier that typically skis in the mid to upper 180 cm lengths, would enjoy the 180 cm length, while skiers who typically trend towards the mid to upper 170’s would gravitate towards the 172 cm length. With that said, if you would like more high-speed stability and slightly less playfulness, you can go with the longer available length option.
The Armada Stranger is a unique contribution to the newest trend in skiing, bringing playful park influence to the realm of carving. The Stranger along with skis like the Line Blade or Black Crows Mirus Cor, have an emphasis on generating high edge angles and creating interesting turn shapes while also allowing the freestyle skiers’ imaginations run wild. Essentially, the Stranger allows you to bring the park to the rest of the mountain as well as bring the groomers to the park. With the Stranger being 100 mm underfoot, it opens to door for soft snow skiing making this niche ski insanely versatile.
Why we like it:
The Stranger’s forces you to get creative and gives you the confidence to try new things. It just oozes mischief in a sense where it desires to go against the grain of normality in the best way possible. The edge angles that can be generated on this thing is just flat out crazy, and that is something we absolutely love here at Ski Essentials. Also, it is quite the tree ski due to its ability to pivot and wiggle. Finally, it is still a very versatile ski that can benefit a large demographic of skiers, from park skiers, tree skiers, all-mountain skiers, or carving skiers that want something interesting and different from a typical narrow frontside ski.
Who it's for:
Skiers who love to get creative and need a ski that can carve and jib anywhere on the mountain just as well as in the park.
Highlights:
The Stranger’s poplar wood core coupled with Armada’s Springboard Tail gives it the energy and pop needed for transforming the mountain into a playground. The Edgeless Tips also encourage lots of nose butters and quick maneuvers.
Things to consider:
It does not have the torsional stiffness of a typical frontside carving ski, so firm snow is not really its forte. However, there is more than enough for pack powder groomers. Oddly enough, it is not the best in a high-level park skiing application due to its directional shape and mount point. These characteristics make it a playful all-mountain ski moreso than a park ski.
Fit & sizing considerations:
The Stranger only comes in two lengths, 172 cm and 180 cm. We have found that going slightly short in this ski gives you the best overall experience. For instance, a skier that typically skis in the mid to upper 180 cm lengths, would enjoy the 180 cm length, while skiers who typically trend towards the mid to upper 170’s would gravitate towards the 172 cm length. With that said, if you would like more high-speed stability and slightly less playfulness, you can go with the longer available length option.
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$279.98Description
The Armada Stranger is a unique contribution to the newest trend in skiing, bringing playful park influence to the realm of carving. The Stranger along with skis like the Line Blade or Black Crows Mirus Cor, have an emphasis on generating high edge angles and creating interesting turn shapes while also allowing the freestyle skiers’ imaginations run wild. Essentially, the Stranger allows you to bring the park to the rest of the mountain as well as bring the groomers to the park. With the Stranger being 100 mm underfoot, it opens to door for soft snow skiing making this niche ski insanely versatile.
Why we like it:
The Stranger’s forces you to get creative and gives you the confidence to try new things. It just oozes mischief in a sense where it desires to go against the grain of normality in the best way possible. The edge angles that can be generated on this thing is just flat out crazy, and that is something we absolutely love here at Ski Essentials. Also, it is quite the tree ski due to its ability to pivot and wiggle. Finally, it is still a very versatile ski that can benefit a large demographic of skiers, from park skiers, tree skiers, all-mountain skiers, or carving skiers that want something interesting and different from a typical narrow frontside ski.
Who it's for:
Skiers who love to get creative and need a ski that can carve and jib anywhere on the mountain just as well as in the park.
Highlights:
The Stranger’s poplar wood core coupled with Armada’s Springboard Tail gives it the energy and pop needed for transforming the mountain into a playground. The Edgeless Tips also encourage lots of nose butters and quick maneuvers.
Things to consider:
It does not have the torsional stiffness of a typical frontside carving ski, so firm snow is not really its forte. However, there is more than enough for pack powder groomers. Oddly enough, it is not the best in a high-level park skiing application due to its directional shape and mount point. These characteristics make it a playful all-mountain ski moreso than a park ski.
Fit & sizing considerations:
The Stranger only comes in two lengths, 172 cm and 180 cm. We have found that going slightly short in this ski gives you the best overall experience. For instance, a skier that typically skis in the mid to upper 180 cm lengths, would enjoy the 180 cm length, while skiers who typically trend towards the mid to upper 170’s would gravitate towards the 172 cm length. With that said, if you would like more high-speed stability and slightly less playfulness, you can go with the longer available length option.
