 Poster: A snowHead
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Today I wasn't doing a full day and there was a chance of catching a few bits of off piste so for a bit of fun I decided to take my fat skis out. Bent Chetlers at 185cm and 120mm underfoot. With a 19m radius and a short running edge due to the rocker they are surprisingly nimble on piste and are pretty fast. The snow was basically hero snow so I got a little carried away on an empty piste and instinctively started to use them a bit like the slalom skis I usually ski on.
What I found is that when you have them cranked over it helps if you allow them to flatten and then slowly let the opposite edges engage. If you make short/medium turns down the fall line at high speed and try to bounce them into the air between turns then eventually you land one ski before the other or both in slightly different directions, well I did anyway. I did quite a nice slide before I managed to get my remaining ski dug in and stopped. One ski had popped off well above me but a young and attractive female snowboarder brought it down the slope to me. Rescued by a darksider... oh the shame.
Note to self: Remember what damn skis you are on 
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Fri 27-01-17 18:06; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Scarpa wrote: |
| ... a young and attractive female snowboarder brought it down the slope to me. |
I'm trying to see what the problem is.
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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120 underfoot, maybe she thought it was a snowboard!
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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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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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@martinm, still can't see the problem 
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this thread is useless without pics.
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And slalom ski are not fat skis for those who insist you can ski deep snow well in them.
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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.
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@essex, Unfortunately I know a few people who can. I just sink 
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Me too
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