Blister Podcast

We stopped by Armada’s headquarters in Park City, Utah, to sit down with Andy Hytjan and Logan Imlach to talk about Armada’s past, present, and future; Armada’s stacked team and how they work with Andy and Logan; how Logan landed a design job in the industry; and we discuss a number of specific skis in the Armada line, including the history of the JJ, the evolution of the Edollo, the Invictus 108, and the new ARV 106.TOPICS & TIMES:How Logan broke into the ski industry & the ski design industry (6:50)The tricky business of setting recommended mount points on skis (14:00)“Symmetrical” park skis — overrated? (25:30)How do you design skis to work for a broad range of customers while also satisfying Armada athletes? (26:40)History of the Armada JJ (29:00)Andy Hytjan’s background (33:30)The evolution of park skis & Armada’s future in park (~36:00)Possible redesign of Henrik Harlaut’s pro model, the Al Dente / Edollo (~39:00)The Armada Invictus 108Ti (44:20)The Armada “ARV” line & particularly the n