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Racing Skis?

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leahey
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I was just wondering, what makes a racing ski a racing ski?
Feb 24 2010 3:58PM
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clint
Posts: 978 - Karma: 31
Length, stiffness, radius, sidecut, specs. Oh and cool graphics duhhhhhh
Feb 24 2010 4:01PM
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B.Pol
Posts: 1750 - Karma: 59
Better more high performance base, full tapered edges, umm other stuff I can't think of. Some have a racing riser, which sets the bindings higher to get more over the skis to turn faster.
Feb 24 2010 4:02PM
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mmckechnie
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I'm not exactly sure but:

-fast race base
-good sidewall construction
-sharp durable edges
-laterally stiff (you don't want any chatter at the speeds racers are going)
-torsionally stiff (this with the addition of sidewall construction allows the ski to hold a solid edge and not boot out or skid out when making an aggressive turn on super hardpack or icy snow)
-various lengths and sidecut profiles depending on the discipline (slalom, gs, super g, downhill, ski cross)
Feb 24 2010 4:05PM
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djty111
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typicaly stuffer and have a sandwich construction and meet fis regulations in dimensions...Slalom skis are I think the best performing skis in the pipe. Deep sidecuts and sharp edges that allow you to rail up the walls of the pipe.
Feb 24 2010 4:32PM
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K_FRANK
Posts: 513 - Karma: 277
i though racers used hellbents?
Feb 24 2010 5:34PM
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Mr_W00
Posts: 164 - Karma: 12
no lie, ive actually done that
Feb 24 2010 6:10PM
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leahey
Posts: 2548 - Karma: 32
Thanks.
Feb 24 2010 7:20PM
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no_steeze
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-width underfoot, so most race skis are like 110+
-sidecut- gs skis have like a 12 m radius, slalom skis have like a 30m raidus
-tip rocker, lets you make tighter turns
-stiffness- the softer the faster
-sidewall thickness- thinner is better
-bases- doesn't really matter as long as bars of wax don't fall off when you nail them to the base
-topsheet- they have to look pretty lame
Feb 24 2010 7:42PM
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Tablespoon
Posts: 923 - Karma: 14
Why would anyone want to take SL Skis to the pipe anyway?
Feb 24 2010 8:10PM
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