Armada Bubba Skis 2013

Comments about Armada Bubba Skis 2013:

After skiing the ARG a few years ago I was excited to get on the new updated version, the Bubba. The ARG was a great ski but to anyone who has skied it knows what I mean when I say it was scary at times skiing back to the chair. The Bubba is years of Armada R&D complied into making their best powder ski to date and moving past the single dimensional ARG. It's not a ski you want to grab when there's no new snow but it gets you by. It excels in deep and soft snow but even in crud the ski handles it with an improved shape that doesn't get deflected around as easy but still can break loose to change it's turn shape, dump speed quickly or change direction.

Comments about Armada Bubba Skis 2013:

The new Armada Bubba is a big one, but don't let that fool you. My first rockered ski was the Armada ARG, which I loved. The surf-board style rocker shape and smooth tapered tips are absolutely perfect in powder. But the ARG, as many people know, is horrible in between pow runs and can even be sketchy. Taking the concept of the ARG, going bigger, but adding true sidecut between the contact points in what you get with the Bubba. For a ski that is as wide as they come, I still managed to go 50 on hardpack and not worry about it. For me, the JJ is a little too turny, even catchy at times, but the wider sidecut and smoother taper transition of the Bubba make for nice turns whether on edge or sitting flat.

Comments about Armada Bubba Skis 2013:

The Bubbas are absolutely amazing in soft stuff/pow but struggle a bit on hard pack.

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The day I was on this ski was definitely not its glory day. The sun was out, we hadn't gotten any new snow in several weeks, and everything was hard, crusty and skied. On this particular day the Bubba was a little to soft and flighty, but I could really tell I would adore it as a luxury pow ski. The narrow tip and tail are very soft in comparison to the rigid underfoot area of the ski. The camber underfoot helped the ski get on edge slightly, but the enormous waist and dramatic tip and tail rocker seemed a little unpractical for the conditions. I hope I get a chance to ski it in chest deep pow!

Comments about Armada Bubba Skis 2013:

If you liked the ARG, you got a new best friend named Bubba! It was not quite as stiff as I thought it would be, but definitely a really playful, surfy pow ski. They can be chattery at high speeds on hardpack, yet they still hold a solid edge. An epic powride indeed!