THE LOCATOR SERIES

There’s an all new archetype for touring skis built around downhill performance.


The Locator Series is designed for adventures beyond the ropes where untouched powder and steep lines await. Combining phenomenal performance characteristics with super light weights, the four skis in this collection are the ultimate tools explore the mountains anywhere your legs, lungs and willpower can take you. Locator Series skis are balanced to excel on the up and the down in the enormous range of conditions found in the backcountry with float, stability and versatility at weights that won’t sap the energy needed to charge the descents. It’s okay to draw outside the lines

DOWNHILL PERFORMANCE

DOWNHILL PERFORMANCE

UPHILL EFFICIENCY

UPHILL EFFICIENCY

SIDECUT

With a radius of 20-24m, the locator skis have a sidecut that allows the ski to pivot easily, not feel twitchy, and provide incredible stability. Smooth lines throughout make for a predictable feeling no matter the snow type.

ROCKER / CAMBER

We focused on a low camber pocket to provide grip where its needed, but still allowing the ski to have a loose feeling in softer conditions. Rocker lines are “low and slow” which when coupled with the longer radius this provides perfect balance in the ski

AR Bat Tail

This modern surf inspired tail shape allows skin clips to self center, making it impossible for a skin to slip off.

CARUBA CORE

Our highest performing, lightest weight wood core. Sustainable as regrowth is up to 5 times faster than poplar.

AR75 Sidewall

Reduces weight in the tip/tail but provides ultimate grip underfoot.

Full Carbon Build

With ti binding enforcement.45 degree x-ply carbon fiber used for lightweight strength without giving up edge grip, ti binding enforcement for power.
Further Not Faster, with full confidence

Further Not Faster, with full confidence

Choose between a Shift or full Pin set-up

Choose between a Shift or full Pin set-up

All day adventures

Sidecountry Missions

Sidecountry Missions

The big-mountain powder ski for hard-charging, human-powered adventures.

LOCATOR 112

When deep powder is in the forecast and big terrain is on the menu, reach for the Locator 112. With a modern shape optimized for huge float and high speeds thanks to a longer radius and lower profile camber and rocker, the big dog of the Locator Series is primed for those dream days when everything lines up. A touring-focused design with a lightweight construction means even though the 112 devours descents it’s efficient on the uptrack and serves up no-nonsense performance for when the backcountry demands your ultimate attention. That’s a good thing because chances are you’re going to want to take another lap.

 

Sizes

Sizes 187 180 173 166

Width Tip (mm) 137 136 135 134

Waist width (mm) 112 112 112 112

Tail width (mm) 128 128 127 126

Radius (m) 26 24 23 22

Weight (g) 1630g 1548g 1481 1394

 

Construction

  • Caruba Core
  • 1.7 Lightweight Edge
  • Comp Series Base
  • Ti Binding Dampener
  • Carbon Reinforcement
  • AR Bat Tail Self Center Tail Clip

The big-mountain powder ski for hard-charging, human-powered adventures.

The everyday, every condition backcountry freeride ski.

LOCATOR 104

The perfect backcountry partner is someone who is up for anything and will never let you down whether the conditions are all time, apocalyptic or something in between. Sounds a lot like the Locator 104. Multi-day hut trip in your future? The lightweight construction will keep you going on the skin track. Blower pow in the sidecountry? Ample rocker and a blended tail shape let you point it down the fall line or throw it sideways in bottomless snow on demand. When you need one ski with a soft snow focus that can do it all with predictable performance, the Locator 104 is ready.

 

Sizes

Sizes 186 178 170 162

Width Tip (mm) 132 131 130 129

Waist width (mm) 104 104 104 104

Tail width (mm) 123 122 121 121

Radius (m) 23 22 21 20

Weight (g) 1500g 1400g 1300g 1100g

 

Construction

  • Caruba Core
  • 1.7 Lightweight Edge
  • Comp Series Base
  • Ti Binding Dampener
  • Carbon Reinforcement
  • AR Bat Tail Self Center Tail Clip

Every Condition

Backcountry Freeride Ski

Backcountry Freeride Ski

The lightweight and versatile touring ski for charging demanding descents.

LOCATOR 96

The biggest descents ask a lot from your equipment. You’ll need tenacious edge hold and dependable stability for billy goating through no-fall zones while maintaining enough float to surf high-speed turns through creamy pow and perfect corn. The Locator 96 covers all these bases, which is no small feat. The 96 mm waist quickly gets up on edge and bites hard on even the iciest sidehills, all at a weight that’s low enough for the biggest objectives on your tick list. The progressive shape and blended rocker lines make the 96 a versatile, confident performer in a variety of conditions from meadow skipping in hero snow to traversing refrozen sastrugi in the high peaks.

 

Sizes

Sizes 185 178 171 164 157

Width tip (mm) 128 127 126 125 124

Waist width (mm) 96 96 96 96 96

Tail Width (mm) 118 117 116 115 114

Radius (m) 22 21 20 19 18

Weight (g) 1450g 1300g 1288g 1248g -

 

Construction

  • Caruba Core
  • 1.7 Lightweight Edge
  • Comp Series Base
  • Ti Binding Dampener
  • Carbon Reinforcement
  • AR Bat Tail Self Center Tail Clip

 

The lightweight and versatile touring ski for charging demanding descents.

The ultralight backcountry scalpel designed for the biggest objectives.

LOCATOR 88

The Locator 88 is the ultralight, precision backcountry tool primed to take you farther, faster. Set those FKTs on the uphill comfortable with the knowledge you’ll be rewarded on the descents with a powerful performance to get down in style. Despite the lightest construction of any Armada ski, the Locator 88 is a confident, versatile descender with dogged edge hold when you need it most and enough rocker to keep you on top of the soft stuff. The 88 is light done right because we’re only going up so we can get down.

 

Sizes

Sizes 182 172 162 152

Width tip (mm) 118 117 115 114

Waist width (mm) 88 88 88 88

Tail Width (mm) 110 109 108 107

Radius (m) 21.5 20.5 19.5 18.5

Weight (g) 1350g 1225g 1125g 1050g

 

Construction

  • Caruba Core
  • 1.7 Lightweight Edge
  • Comp Series Base
  • Ti Binding Dampener
  • AR Bat Tail Self Center Tail Clip

 

The ultralight backcountry scalpel designed for the biggest objectives.