kurtis500

Thank you Horton

I have a basic question about slalom course skis. I have little expereince with them since I grew up on Andy Clarks and Maherajah skis and still use them a lot today. I'm going to be making some carbon (maybe with glass) prepreg prototype skis for recreational use cut-n-jump style skis but wanted to know about stiffeness for the slalom course since you guys lean on them pretty hard. With that said:

1- is stiffness king? I can understand on a slalom course where stiffness can really help turning towards the next buoy. But is there too much?

2- Does flex in the ski need to be at a certain level? Is flex good/bad in the X or Y or both? Front to back flex or bending along the centerline? Or a good balance is best?

3- Are sharper edges on the bottom better or is a more gentle radius preferred. This would be the radiuses on the sides (outside edges) of the ski and where the tunnel transitions to a flat surface.

The purpose of this effort is to demonstrate some new composite curing technologies. Since Im in charge I get to pick the first protoype product :)

Thanks for any input you may have