I skied the BDog Edgeless in best months of the season in February and March.
Aesthetically, the BDog Edgeless has simple, great looking graphics.
Shape/Flex/Construction
The Armada BDog Edgeless is an asymmetrical ski with a hybrid rocker-camber-rocker profile.
It shares a Poplar-Ash wood core with the regular BDOG but the lack of edges really softens the ski.
On Snow:
It’s actually hard to decide where to start with this ski.
The ski provides a SUPER soft, and playful feel when cruising all mountain terrain.
In comparison to the Armada BDog, the BDog Edgeless skied much softer in both the tip/tail and underfoot.
I primarily rode the BDog Edgeless in the park / street.
With unpredictable east coast weather meant that I skied the BDog Edgeless in so many variable conditions.
Everything from fresh coats to sheets of ice.
Park:
Alright, now let’s get down to the real business here.
I want to start of emphasizing the skis ability to do nose and tail butters.
Normally I’m not one to do butters all around the park but this ski changed my mind.
Same goes for landing switch nose heavy on jumps.
If you are a person that tends to carve off lips this might not be your most ideal ski.
Especially with the fact that the skis is edgeless.
The BDog Edgeless is a really a ski for someone who likes to ski rails though.
In my opinion, it was one of the best skis Ive ever rode for surface swaps.
Another really awesome feature about the BDog Edgeless is the ease of doing 50-50s on rails.
My one negative comment about this ski for rails in the park is the difficulty speed checking.
Especially because you usually have so much speed coming off the rail.
Using the skis on hardpack reminds me of driving a boat and cutting the wheel back and forth.
Its controlled but loose.
The perfect swerve ski by some definitions, but not ideal for most.
When it’s icy hits, its time to swap em out though.
No control at all.
Going straight is the only option.
Street:
Primarily though, the BDog Edgeless is made for the streets.
And they nailed it.
Jackson’s feedback helped understand and write this review from another perspective.
The issues I had with them were unsurprising.
Heres a clip of Jackson going big on a wall hit.
By eliminating edges on the ski you avoid edge cracks and the ski splitting on you under foot.
They definitely can handle core shots from riding down stairs and riding down concrete ledges.
Even when the sidewall experienced some dent from slamming into rails, they didn’t break.
I’m not sure i’d even want it as my only park ski.
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Next up from me: Armada BDog
