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Tip/Tail/Waist combinatons and ratios
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Does anyone know some actual ski designers? Who are they, where are they hiding and why are they not famous?
Be nice to get a few on here to explain their choice of dimensions (not the marketing fluff).
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Some interesting info on >Ski builders.com<
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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?

Dave of the Marmottes wrote:
...boring caveat ...in the right circumstances with the right skills wink
wink You know that I agree with the caveat and I could have equally posted a video of Ligety stivoting to set up a killer GS turn, or Bode displaying an awesome drift n' lock from an impossibly back seat stance. But McConkey, Ligety and Bode all have (or rather sadly had) awesome ski skills and could adapt those to suit conditions in ways that the vast, vast majority of skiers would not be able to do. I'm pretty sure that if I asked those three god-like skiers to demo clean, linked carved turns on a moderate blue piste, and find grip above the fall-line in a short radius turn they'd probably do a good job. There is a very small proportion of skiers who are quite new to the sport who can do that, and plenty of people who have skied for years who would also struggle to do those tasks with precision. Being on the wrong skis makes it harder to develop those skills, and easy to reinforce bad habits.
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Is a really interesting example. It isn't that far from 140/112/120 and indeed they ski quite similarly in most conditions. The main difference between the two is the dramatic difference in the performance of the tail. The first (the Whitedot Ranger/R108) is only 3mm wider in the tail than the waist than the second (the Lhasa Pow) but that additional 3mm makes an enormous difference to the performance of the ski. While you can't really feel the tail of the 186 Lhasa on firm snow, you can really feel the tail of the R108. It is surprising how a tiny difference makes an enormous difference to the feel of the ski.



Interesting - now compare the 11mm waist/tail difference of the rangers with the 25mm difference of the prophets and 27mm difference of the stormriders. You can see why those skis need more care (and skill/feel) around the transition in deep snow but also why they will take much more powerful carving on firmer snow without breaking away
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