verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message armada skis industry freestyle skis clothing founded 2002 headquarters costa mesa california website www.armadaskis.com armada is a manufacturer of skis poles technical outerwear and skiing related softgoods based in park city utah with a european office in innsbruck austria . the company s products are sold in over forty countries worldwide through wholly owned subsidiaries and distributors . citation needed contents 1 history 2 company 3 team 4 products 5 references 6 external links history edit armada was founded in 2002 by a group of professional skiers and the ski and snowboard photographer chris o connell with backing from british venture capitalists . its founding team of owner riders consisted of tanner hall the late jp auclair jf cusson julien regnier and boyd easley . 1 2 3 they launched with 2 freestyle skis the ar5 and arv . 4 company edit armada bills itself as skiing s first rider owned rider operated manufacturer . citation needed it works closely with ski professionals who design their own products and are rewarded with equity in the company . 2 armada is known to the general public largely due to its association with multiple time winter x games champion tanner hall who is a founding team rider . 5 in addition armada is credited with helping to shift mainstream perception of skiing in a younger more dynamic direction through its unusual graphics and savvy marketing . 6 it operates online stores in the us canada france and germany . 7 in 2011 it announced a partnership with fabric makers gore . 8 team edit armada s current pro team consists of tanner hall jacob wester phil casabon mike hornbeck riley leboe torin yater wallace and henrik harlaut sammy carlson 9 products edit products for the 2014 2015 season include skis poles ski wear and accessories . the ski includes lineup includes for men the halo2 thall ar7 alphax pc al dente el rey triumph arvti tst jj norwalk ak jj magic j and bubba . 10 women s skis include the arw cantika tryst arvw tstw and vjj . 10 children s skis include the bantam kirti coda makai tantrum and triple j. 10 the jj is claimed as being the first all mountain powder ski with rocker . 11 references edit company armada skis website a b business is taking off sports illustrated december 6 2004 armada skis the pipe cleaner brings pro level performance to the masses . ski channel website . august 12 2010 . nouveaut s skis armada 2013 . skieur.com . feb 7 2012 . school of hard knocks skier tanner hall has taken a unique path to success . gazette the colorado springs co . january 25 2007 . higgs philip the jolt of spray paint on snow new york times november 10th 2005 . knowles lori december 8 2008 . armada skis opens online store for canada . ski press world . lampert henrik november 17 2011 . armada teams up with gore for 2012 . free skier . http armadaskis.com team a b c armada skis . armada skis . jan 15 2013 . armada jj two skis in one quiver . the ski channel website . june 1 2009 . external links edit official website this article about a corporation or company involved in entertainment leisure sports and or tourism is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title armada company & oldid 704182749 categories companies based in costa mesa californiaski equipment manufacturersamerican brandsleisure company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2012all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from september 2012all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages svenska edit links this page was last modified on 10 february 2016 at 01 31 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view