 Poster: A snowHead
|
|
Wider! Around 85mm-90mm if my sources are correct!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
I await with interest but gotta say am not holding my breath.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
slikedges, Apparently due to edge loss, skiers not being too sure which edge they're skiing on, sounds ridiculous given that these skiers are on top of their game, but the source is very close to the decision making process for a major player.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
| CH2O wrote: |
| Wider! Around 85mm-90mm if my sources are correct! |
Not for 2013/14 season.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
stewart woodward, No for sure, 2013/14 is sooooooo last season.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
stewart woodward, Product for 14/15 has al been validated and 15/16 now being developed. 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
i could see 80 ish for marketing reasons but 90 seems a bit hard on the knees
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Quote: |
Wider! Around 85mm-90mm if my sources are correct!
|
Great, so now the SL skis will also need replacement and again only new skis will do!
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
|
CH2O, Interesting, is there a particular FIS driven reason or Manufactures have come up with some new tech that conforms to FIS regs with wider skis?
|
|
|
|
|
|
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
|
primoz, they'll have to recruit racers with real fat feet 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Where does this apparent info come from?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
| Philbo wrote: |
| Where does this apparent info come from? |
Late april fools day? 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
|
Slow day at Sole inducing some interesting daydreams?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
|
this would definitely help with stability in faster races like super g and downhill where a skier doesnt really need super fast edge to edge transitions like in slalom
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
More ski underfoot would make the ski more stable assuming the ski was the same stiffness would it not? Also would a wider ski not be heavier also making it faster?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
pcurran871, Most of the time ski racers are on the edges not the flat, at least in the technical events - perhaps less so in DH admittedly, but there is definitely a need for rapid edge to edge transition in SG and DH.
Also, if a ski is wider and the same rigidity there will be more bend due to higher leverage (i.e. a loss of torsional stiffness).
Further, there has been no consultation or advance info. so after a little cogitation I can not see this being true (for alpine racing), though stranger things have happened.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
They actually went this way few years ago, when there was minimum width under binding set to 64 or 65mm, and things were worse. After year or two, they came back to max width, with max. 65mm (for everything but SL, where there's still the opposite and minimum width of 63mm is set, but everyone are withing 0.5mm of those 63mm).
But then againCH2O, is also right... max width at tip is also set (for all disciplines except SL), and ski has to be max 95mm wide (103 for GS). So yes, skis are going to be, and already are, around 90+mm wide... just not under binding, but at tip of ski 
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
Busy day at Sole gave birth to the discussion! Was interesting that we didn't bring up the subject, just boot width vs ski width, we were talking Freeride skis when the subject was explained. I can but leave it there, couldn't really care to much about this F1 style artificial method of using a mountain, we are more...... Well accessible.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Let's hope FIS are moving to Chinese Downhill & Banzai being the new formats of choice for downhill racing too, stuff the injection
Although seeing the Monster event from Fernie, nu skool racers obviously have something to learn about wearing Lycra in a way that doesn't look like it's from a charity shop bin and filmers about proper footage.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| CH2O wrote: |
| Busy day at Sole gave birth to the discussion! Was interesting that we didn't bring up the subject, just boot width vs ski width, we were talking Freeride skis when the subject was explained. I can but leave it there, couldn't really care to much about this F1 style artificial method of using a mountain, we are more...... Well accessible. |
 English, please?
Are you saying that anyone can ski fat skis as no one is expected to ski them tidily?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
