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Who invented the parabolic ski?

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bananas
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i have a project to do on, why mathamaticly did skis chjange from straight to parabolic
i was just wondering who invented the parabolic ski
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HeathR
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elan
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.jesus.
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this
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jester8589
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snowboarders
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The_Future
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Yeah Elan was the first one to make parabolic skis
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bananas
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sick thanks,
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CTD
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make sure you sign up for some english classes too, cause that was one of the worst sentences ive ever heard. youd best be from a different country (then its ok).
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PC.
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You better take a reading class. Look at his profile.

Quebec, Canada.
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Mike-O
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Like that's an excuse.
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atomic1824
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Elan -> Rossignol CUT 9.9
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Mr.Huck
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It was the Elan SCX. 

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Otto Wiest took the first design for a parabolic ski to Head in Austria at least 5 years before Elan came out with the SCX.  They couldn't understand and were reluctant to try a new ski design.  I don't know how this can be documented, but I know it happened.  

Otto was one of the first ski instructors in Vail when it originally opened.  He is a genius.  Otto would crack up that he is getting props on NS. 
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Balmdogg
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i did a project on it at school about 10 years ago, i think it was released in 1996
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TimmyK
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The scx (sidecut extreme) was designed by Jurij Franko, and Pavel Skofic and the final design was first put into a world cup GS ski in '91. 
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Drail
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this
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MADDECENT
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the snowboard
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MADDECENT
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along with afterbang, nollies, taps, and presses.

P.S: Shaun white invented the double flip. its a fact. the olympics says so.
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leahey
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K2 made it popular, but Elan pioneered it
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Tinga
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mr burton
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CTD
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parabolic sidecut is different than regular sidecut. I do believe that snowboards had sidecut first, but parabolic arc edge profiles first appeared on Elans.

I have a pair somewhere, and have skied them. they are pretty sick little skis
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SKIU4EA
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there's a ski shop near my mountain witht a sign outside that reads...   "WE SELL SHAPED SKIS!!!"

no this has nothing to do with op

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Static
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whadda ya call two gay guys on shaped skis?









Parabolicers!
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