Armada Locator 104 Ski

You did all this work getting up to your line—you don't want to hold back on the way down just because you're on touring skis. With the Armada Locator 104, you get powerful performance going downhill in a lightweight touring ski that cruises up skin tracks like a breeze. Armada kept weight down in the construction for the new Locator series with caruba wood and carbon stringers, and a titanal binding platform adds strength underfoot for binding retention and power transfer. The result is a stiff and powerful ski that's perfectly balanced between hard-charging and technically precise while still being lightweight for touring uphill. Positive camber underfoot with minimal tail rocker lets you carve sweeping turns and hold an edge in no-fall zones with confidence. A minimal sidecut is a great shape for touring and produces a long turning radius. Tip rocker and taper keep you afloat when things get deep—and the profile and shape up front also help improve turn initiation to make the Locator super maneuverable—read sliding sideways on a dime. At under 1500 grams in the 178 size, the Locator 104 could be your dedicated backcountry ski, or it'll be just as happy with a hybrid binding and splitting time between in and out of bounds.

• 104 mm waist is versatile to handle any terrain
• AR Bat Tail groove in the ski's tail elegantly secures climbing skin clips
• AR75 Sidewall keeps the tip and tail light while enabling power transfer through the effective edge
• Winter 2023/24 model