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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / performance of skis | | French term or phrase: flottaison | these great skis guarantee 'flottaison maximale' (sounds scary to me but it is actually much sought after, apparently particularly with powder snow
any ideas ?- googlling 'floating' doesn't throw up much... |
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| | float | Explanation:
Guarantee maximum float in powder snow
http://www.scott-sports.com/us_en/product/9841/48812/216556
Lola is a one ski quiver dream ski. The tip and tail rocker will help you float through
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Note added at 9 mins (2011-04-07 15:24:54 GMT)
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http://www.epinions.com/review/Volant_Ti_Chubb/otdr-review-5...
Does this mean that a floating ski will deprive a skier of the true powder experience? yeah, to some degree. A ski that surfaces easier will take a skier out of the turn more, and sink less, so face shots are less often a part of the day, and waist deep may not be.. but you know what? for many of the people I ski with, face shots mean choking on a mouthful of snow, and waist deep is about 2 feet too much. For Powder to be truly "fun" it should feel like you are skiing through a cloud, with no resistence and no friction and yeah, face shots and choking on a mouthful of snow are a good part of the experience. But without the skill or ability to direct your flow, snow piles up against your skins and makes every turn feel like you've been grabbed by the feet.
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Note added at 9 mins (2011-04-07 15:25:17 GMT)
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http://www.epinions.com/review/Volant_Ti_Chubb/otdr-review-5...
Does this mean that a floating ski will deprive a skier of the true powder experience? yeah, to some degree. A ski that surfaces easier will take a skier out of the turn more, and sink less, so face shots are less often a part of the day, and waist deep may not be.. but you know what? for many of the people I ski with, face shots mean choking on a mouthful of snow, and waist deep is about 2 feet too much. For Powder to be truly "fun" it should feel like you are skiing through a cloud, with no resistence and no friction and yeah, face shots and choking on a mouthful of snow are a good part of the experience. But without the skill or ability to direct your flow, snow piles up against your skins and makes every turn feel like you've been grabbed by the feet.
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Note added at 14 mins (2011-04-07 15:30:13 GMT)
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http://skiing.about.com/od/coloradoskiresorts/a/yankeeskiers...
You can visualize what actually happens once it's explained properly by someone who, like Jeff, has been there and done that. In deep powder you are actually floating and not riding on a firm, solid base, so when you "push" on your downhill ski you are throwing yourself off a balanced and floating plane. Once you have that visual in your mind, you can see why you get immediately out of balance by sending the downhill ski deeper into the snow than the other ski.
If you think of it as floating or skimming you can understand why "powder skis" are wider and create more of a surface much as a surfboard does in water. Once you have that concept down pat you can run some not too deep blue trails, pickup a little speed, and staying centered over your skis you will feel the lifting effect. This balanced stance is the center you will keep to start making turns. |
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Explanation:
Guarantee maximum float in powder snow
http://www.scott-sports.com/us_en/product/9841/48812/216556
Lola is a one ski quiver dream ski. The tip and tail rocker will help you float through
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Note added at 9 mins (2011-04-07 15:24:54 GMT)
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http://www.epinions.com/review/Volant_Ti_Chubb/otdr-review-5...
Does this mean that a floating ski will deprive a skier of the true powder experience? yeah, to some degree. A ski that surfaces easier will take a skier out of the turn more, and sink less, so face shots are less often a part of the day, and waist deep may not be.. but you know what? for many of the people I ski with, face shots mean choking on a mouthful of snow, and waist deep is about 2 feet too much. For Powder to be truly "fun" it should feel like you are skiing through a cloud, with no resistence and no friction and yeah, face shots and choking on a mouthful of snow are a good part of the experience. But without the skill or ability to direct your flow, snow piles up against your skins and makes every turn feel like you've been grabbed by the feet.
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Note added at 9 mins (2011-04-07 15:25:17 GMT)
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http://www.epinions.com/review/Volant_Ti_Chubb/otdr-review-5...
Does this mean that a floating ski will deprive a skier of the true powder experience? yeah, to some degree. A ski that surfaces easier will take a skier out of the turn more, and sink less, so face shots are less often a part of the day, and waist deep may not be.. but you know what? for many of the people I ski with, face shots mean choking on a mouthful of snow, and waist deep is about 2 feet too much. For Powder to be truly "fun" it should feel like you are skiing through a cloud, with no resistence and no friction and yeah, face shots and choking on a mouthful of snow are a good part of the experience. But without the skill or ability to direct your flow, snow piles up against your skins and makes every turn feel like you've been grabbed by the feet.
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Note added at 14 mins (2011-04-07 15:30:13 GMT)
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http://skiing.about.com/od/coloradoskiresorts/a/yankeeskiers...
You can visualize what actually happens once it's explained properly by someone who, like Jeff, has been there and done that. In deep powder you are actually floating and not riding on a firm, solid base, so when you "push" on your downhill ski you are throwing yourself off a balanced and floating plane. Once you have that visual in your mind, you can see why you get immediately out of balance by sending the downhill ski deeper into the snow than the other ski.
If you think of it as floating or skimming you can understand why "powder skis" are wider and create more of a surface much as a surfboard does in water. Once you have that concept down pat you can run some not too deep blue trails, pickup a little speed, and staying centered over your skis you will feel the lifting effect. This balanced stance is the center you will keep to start making turns.
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