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Choosing the Right Powder Ski – significant issue
Normally, Choosing the right powder ski depends largely on what conditions you expect to be skiing, but generally remember that the fatter the better. While a reverse camber ski with 130mm waist would be overkill if you only ski in the Northeast, it is definitely better to err on the fat side. Because as you will find, powder skis are surprisingly versatile and can handle all sorts of snow from crud to spring skiing conditions.
The most important measurement to keep in mind when choosing a powder ski is the width of the waist. The waist is the part of the ski that is under your ski boot. The waist is generally the narrowest part of the ski, but this is not always the case with some of the more progressive ski shapes designed for the deepest powder conditions. By today's standards you should not really consider any ski with a waist measurement of less than 90mm as your primary powder ski.
Luckily, there are plenty of choices in the over 90mm category. That being said, it is important to keep in mind where you will be skiing. If you will mostly be skiing a continental snow pack, like in Colorado, you will want a much wider ski. In Colorado where snowfall is often 5% water content or less, even 15 inches of fresh won't be bottomless. So you are definitely going to want a powder ski in the 110mm waist range and up. Remember to always err on the side of wider. But this probably should not be your only set of skis as the powder days in Colorado are fewer than you think.
The important point that turned up your ski tips can make a huge difference in the overall flotation of a ski. These skis had an 86mm with a very pronounced turned up tip. The tips on these skis were nearly perpendicular to the snow. For some reason the exaggerated turned up tip is rarely seen in powder ski design these days. Perhaps, it is unfashionable. Although Head has at least one offering with a high-rise tip.
So it is important for the overall width of the ski, shape is another factor to take into consideration when choosing a powder ski. Since you won't be skiing any groomers on your powder skis, you don't need as much side cut as traditional groomer skis. In fact, many serious skiers prefer straighter powder skis. Also, in the past few years reverse camber and reverse side cut skis have begun to gain popularity for those bottomless powder days. The shapes for these skis have been taken from surfboards and water skis.
In theory, bottomless powder is more like water than hard pack snow. In reality, most of us never get an entire day of bottomless skiing and this newest flock of powder skis reflects this reality. Next time you are in a ski shop take a close look at the reverse camber skis and you will notice that most of them have traditional camber and side cut through the middle third of the ski, while the front and back third have reverse camber and side cut. Still these new models are a significant change in ski design and you will definitely want to demo a few pairs before jumping in.
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