TECHNOLOGY OF POWDER SKIS

FOR DUMMIES

Jan Hellemans | 3IO | Technological Design Engineering

It’s all about …

BASICS

Flex

Camber

Radius/Sidecut

LONGITUDINAL FLEX

stiffer or more flexible along its length

depends very much upon the rider and the type of riding

the more aggressively/the faster you ride the stiffer the ski should be

TORSIONAL FLEX

the amount a ski can twist

Stiffness from the riders feet to the contact points

mainly controlled by the materials used in the board

Rocker offers increased float in the powder

Rocker is more maneuverable

normal sized tip and tail the ski becomes extremely

wide at the waist

maximum floatation in extremely deep powder

Powder skis sidecut

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGYArmada ARG

BASE 50/50

Speed

Rails, ledges, and boxes

Combination

EDGE 1.7

vs.

HYBRID ULTRA CORE

AR50 SIDEWALL

LAMINATE MATRIX

QUESTIONS?

Jan Hellemans | 3IO | Technological Design Engineering