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Sidecut and Ski characteristics
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

I'm interested in trying to demystify the whole relevance of different ski dimensions, so bear with me! As far as I can see

-dimensions are classified as tip, waist and tail
-a big difference between tip/tail and waist would promote shorter turns
-however length of ski also effects turn radius (longer the ski, wider the turn)
-wider waist means better floating in powder
-narrower waist means better edge to edge responsiveness and grip on ice???
-wider tail compared to waist means more likely to carve (on rails) than skid??

For example I have quite a long ski- a 178 cm Salomon Crossmax V12 which also seems to have quite a significant sidecut with a reasonably narrow waist- (117/69/101). It seems that the length seems to make it stable at speed and long turns, with the sidecut helping the short turn ability with the trade-off being that I have to ski it quite energetically to make it work best, it doesn't do lazy skiing at slow speeds! However it also seems to be able to get more off the rails if asked to skid than say the 176cm Atomic SX12 despite the Atomic having a narrower tip and tail (115/68/99)- why?

Any corrections/comments welcome!
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

For what it is worth, you need to include torsional stiffness and overall ski flex along with construction, all create differences. It is a very complicated formula, even before you add the skier into it. Sorry, I seem to have over simplified things Laughing
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