 Poster: A snowHead
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My head skis which I have for about 5 years are very awkward to carry because when they are flat on the ground the tips and tails touch the ground but the middle of both skis is roughly an inch or 2 above the ground forming an upward arc, so when I put them together they don't lie flat to each other.
Was wandering does any one else have this problem and might it effect my skiing.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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That's normal for a cambered ski. Try a velcro strap to keep them together when in a pair.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks Richard that's what I use just a pain having to do it every time.
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The brakes lock the skis together...? No?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| The brakes lock the skis together...? No? |
Not always on a very cambered ski, there can be enough springy pressure in the ski to pull the brakes apart - mine do this
As somebody pointed out, Velcro strap sorts it out, 2 is best
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@sugardaddy, pfft! why stop there? You've got Camber, Camber with front rocker, Camber with front AND rear rocker, Full Rocker and full flatties.
Just be lucky you don't snowboard, or you'd be into flats, cambers, spoons, rockers, v Rocker, 3D and triple bases, Reverse Triple bases, continuous uplifts, and cam/rock combos
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5 years of dealing with this you say ??
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Yes. Last year I hired skies as it was only a short trip and it was much easier to carry the skies than my own set.
The Brakes don't lock my skis together.
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FFS
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Chick, You don't mention which skis/bindings. I have seen skis with thick plates under the bindings leave very little brake overlap, which would be compounded with a heavily cambered ski.
If you find a Velcro strap too much hassle, try a Voile or G3 plastic strap, as they are easier to use and will hold your skis tightly together.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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My (well more than 5 years old) piste skis have quite a pronounced springy 'arc' in the middle also and do not hold well together on the brakes alone (if at all sometimes). But to carry them isn't a problem: it's just learning how. Grip with and (and I have a very small genteel female hand) in the middle inbetween the bindings for short periods and carry them horizontal or vertical in hand, or carry tucked under arm or just securely over shoulder (this arguement of how to carry can run and run!). There shouldn't really be a problem for short carrying, like for cable cars, gondolas etc. For longer walks I use a shoulder strap that wraps around the front and back of the bindings with a velcro strap, or do the old 2 poles thing (but then again I have a neck problem and can't carry anything far over my shoulder anyway). In lieu of a velcro strap, a piece of wide elastic tied with a knot into a loop and wrapped securely round does just as well, tip and tail.
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