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Measurements fpr skis?

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JMerz
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okay whats the sidecut and radius of a ski. Call me stupid but I never quite figured it out. Is it how wide the ski is at the tip, waist, and tail
Oct 19 2008 12:47AM
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R.Fahey
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The more shape, the more sidecut. 
If a ski is like 112 - 88 - 106 (tip, underfoot, tail) then it doesn't have much side cut, and will have a higher turn radius. 
If it's really shaped like 112 - 74 - 104 it has a ton of sidecut, and a shorter turn radius. 
A turn radius of 14m means it can carve a super tight turn easily. 
Something like 30m means it's gonna be a bitch to get them to turn, or make a tight turn.

http://www.skibuilders.com/howto/skicon/skidesign.shtml


Oct 19 2008 1:23AM
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