 Poster: A snowHead
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Watching Ski Sunday, I'd wondered why, when you see a downhill skier take off his skis at the end of a run, they look longer than when he's on the podium. Now I discover the minimum length is 7 foot and I guess the manufacturers don't want the likes of us demanding 7 foot skis in the hire shops.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Eh? Ski Sunday was on today? What time?
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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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andyph, Nope, just discovered the length issue today.
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Downhill skis are long. They have to be to achieve those sorts of speeds. However, because of the marketing potential of the podium shots I believe the racers hold shorter skis, not their actual race skis. I vaguely remember Graham Bell telling us this on an episode of SS at some point in the past.
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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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P10DW, queen bodecia, is, I think, correct. Podium shots have them holding slalom skis I think.
DH skis are long (210-220 or so) and much, much straighter than anything you'll ski on yourself. Radius >45m for example. My belief these days is that the length is required only for stability at speed.
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DH skis are long (210-220 or so) and much, much straighter than anything you'll ski on yourself. Radius >45m for example. My belief these days is that the length is required only for stability at speed. |
Yes, the rules for World Cup Downhill require a minimum length of 215cm and a minimum turn radius of 45m (for men). For women it is 210/45.
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