This Is Armada : Maude Raymond

Montreal / Quebec, Canada | Active: 2007-2019 public record | Known for: Maad Maude, FREESKIER Female Skier of the Year, Nine Queens Best Style, Armada | Current: Retired/inactive FIS athlete and Maad Love founder Keystone Rails With Style Before Score The rail line at Keystone sat under clear Colorado light, fast enough to punish hesitation and clean enough to expose every movement. Maude Raymond did not attack features like a skier trying to prove difficulty first. She moved through them with shoulders quiet, skis light, and a kind of pressure that made rails look less mechanical.... Read more on the Athlete page

American ski brand | Founded in 2002 as one of freeskiing’s first athlete-founded companies | Known for: ARV, ARW, Declivity, Whitewalker, Zero Collection, Tanner Hall, JP Auclair, Phil Casabon and Sammy Carlson | Focus: freestyle creativity, freeride progression, athlete-led design and modern skis built for park laps, powder days, side hits, touring missions and video-part culture. 2002 roots: the AR5 rewrites freeski from the inside Armada belongs to the rare group of ski brands that changed not only what people bought, but what they imagined skiing could look like. Founded in 2002, the brand grew out of a moment when freeskiing was pulling away from traditional alpine identity and building its own language through park, street, powder, film parts and athlete-led creativity.... Read more on the Sponsor page