2022 Armada Bdog

The 2022 Armada BDOG is a wider twin tip, and if you follow along here at SkiEssentials.com, we're huge fans of these types of skis. It's pretty darn remarkable what a ski company can get out of a simple twin tip with a wood core and not much else, and the BDOG is a prime example of that. Thanks to the shape, construction, and profile of these fun-loving skis, freestyle and all-mountain skiers all over the world will appreciate the flexibility and energy of the BDOG skis. Inspired by Armada athlete Phil Cassabon, the BDOG skis have that tailor-made build that makes them unique and different in a crowded field of mid-90's underfoot skis.

Built with a blend of poplar and ash, these skis are pretty darn simple in the build. The poplar has some really nice energy to it without being too heavy, and the ash brings the power and stability. The denser ash plays well off of the lighter poplar, creating a nice blend of characteristics that makes this ski poppy, snappy, and just a whole lot of fun. Thanks to a 94 mm waist width, these skis have a wider platform to play on, not only giving the ski a strong balance point for the park and freestyle features, but also better flotation for soft snow and all-mountain skiing. The flex is what you'd expect from an athlete-inspired park ski, with softer tips and tails and a pretty stout underfoot zone. For butters, wheelies, ollies, nollies, and nose blocks, the BDOG can handle any type of creative skiing that you can throw at it, and Armada couldn't be happier to partner with Phil in this endeavor.

One of the coolest parts of the ski is the Circle Flex shaping that allows for a different style of turning and carving for freestyle-oriented skiers who like to make the most of their time on the hill. Basically, it's more of a 5-point sidecut that creates straighter zones in the shovels and tails, causing somewhat of an intentional delay when you're in the turn, bringing the shorter radius of the ski more into the middle. It's an interesting way to think about taper in the shape, and it makes a lot of sense, especially when taken from a personal preference from a skier like Phil. That playful style is made more emphatic by this design, and it just makes a whole lot of sense for a ski like this.

With the intention to be more central-skiing on the BDOG, these skis have a unique shape to them that allows for proper carving as well as trick time. The wider and more tapered shovels allow for skiers to stay in those butter zones for longer periods of time, opening up creativity and potential in the freestyle and freeride world. Great stuff from Armada here, as they still have the flexibility to be unique in their ski shaping and construction, and the BDOG is one of the cooler versions of this philosophy.