So, let us try to attack this from a different angle. Some of our customers understand it, some find it confusing. We think of ski edges as fine cutlery, nothing less.įor years we have had the above summary about grip, slip and glide. Polished edge metal gives you that good glide, and the newer the snow, the more important the polish. Edges, like bases, need to glide and act slippery. You can run with far sharper edges and final polish is not so critical.Įverything in between new and old snow becomes a judgment call and personal taste plays a big part in the decision.ģ. Old snow on the other had has lots of slip. That is why new snow requires a very polished edge or the they will be sticky and reluctant to slip. It may seem illogical, but new snow has very little slip, so you have to build slip into the edge tune. Snow conditions dictate how to tune for slip. But if you find you can’t flatten your foot a little and adjust your line, your skis are too sharp. The amount of sharpness is your call, since everyone is different. ![]() You can do it, but only when you know that is your objective. The trick is to tune in both bite and slip. Even though the ski is fully loaded and arcing a carve, just a slight flattening of your foot is all it takes to allow you to adjust your line. An edge that will slip will let you make very quick, micro adjustments to change to a line that works. Bottom line, you don’t work an over-sharp edge, it works you. Best case, you make a bad turn, worse case, this can get very dangerous to your ACL if you are locked on and get in the back seat. A ski that won’t slip will lock you on that failed line. ![]() What is an example of slip? You are half way through a turn and suddenly your line won’t work. The great Alberto Tomba, who skied with incredible power, always had the same complaint when he lost a race: “ My skis were too sharp!” As powerfully as he skied, he still couldn’t overcome their “stickiness” his tuner did not know how to tune for slip. A ski must be able to slip if it is to be skied dynamically. This is the truly elusive component in edge tuning. The ability of the ski to grip the snow at an appropriate level for the snow conditions is very important - not too grippy in soft snow, but plenty of bite in hard snow.Ģ. A perfectly tuned edge has three characteristics:ġ.
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