This is one of my personal favorite skis of all time. I'm on my second pair of them simply because once I had moved on from my first pair, I wanted them back so badly I bought them again. These are ideal for the intermediate, advanced, and expert skier who wants a ski that can really effortlessly excel at the technical skills like trees, moguls, and park, with excellent performance on the groomers and in the powder as well. Outside of it's obvious intended high points, what impresses me most about the ARVs is how well they handle things that you wouldn't necessarily expect them to be good at. I'm a FAST and heavy skier and these keep up with me when I'm bringing the heat. There's a very responsive camber underfoot that really holds at great edge at high speeds on the groomers while also giving good spring off the ground. The bases and edges are ridiculously durable to the point where I've skied over multiple rocks and roots and still haven't needed to the tune them. The powder flotation at 96 is perfectly capable right up until about 6" which you find yourself reaching for the 106 ARVs instead. I hope Armada never stops making this ski because my multiple pairs have treated me so well that I am always going to want a pair available.