Why can't edges be as thick as the whole base of the ski?

It wouldnt help anything to have steel base. The skis would be impossibly stiff to ride and be way too heavy to use and the snow would stick to the ski on warm days. Imagine if that steel base would rust...
 
all metal base? the ski would behave much differently and itd be super heavy. and metal doesnt retain wax as far as i know

but hey man can i get a bag off you?
 
13914564:Casey said:
Sounds like you're just mad you didn't think of it first.
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Ten years now talking about designing park skis. I can assure you we've thought of all sorts of dumb ideas ;)
 
fucking goon. it would be absurdly heavy/stiff. Might as well go skiing on some steel beams you picked up
 
The reason skis have tiny grooves is to prevent suction on the snow. Older skis had to have massive channels running down the bases, and I'm guessing it would be harder to avoid suction for metal bases. Not the worst idea ever, considering the only place skiers usually bust edged under foot, so maybe like a 1cm edge would work under foot, but it would be really expensive to make edges like that and even more expensive to make them one solid piece, which would either require specially made edges or welding. I want to see fully plastic skis with maybe metal stiffeners running down the ski, which would cut down costs of fiberglass and pressing, and could be mass produced to be affordable for less privileged skiers. Just my probably crazy idea but it might not be so crazy eventually.
 
Wouldn´t the edges be the base then?

Also, what about switching the base and the edges, so it all swaps around? I´m too sober for this shit
 
13914688:finder said:
The reason skis have tiny grooves is to prevent suction on the snow. Older skis had to have massive channels running down the bases, and I'm guessing it would be harder to avoid suction for metal bases. Not the worst idea ever, considering the only place skiers usually bust edged under foot, so maybe like a 1cm edge would work under foot, but it would be really expensive to make edges like that and even more expensive to make them one solid piece, which would either require specially made edges or welding. I want to see fully plastic skis with maybe metal stiffeners running down the ski, which would cut down costs of fiberglass and pressing, and could be mass produced to be affordable for less privileged skiers. Just my probably crazy idea but it might not be so crazy eventually.
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Thank you so much homie. Everyone has looked at me like I was a fool for predicting the future of the ski industry. Someone finally understands.
 
Steel is slow. UHMDPE waxed is fast. Race skis have thin edges for a reason.

My old Hexcel Sundance II skis came with "cracked" edges for the entire length of the ski.
 
topic:FabricatedFront4 said:
If they put wax over most of the base so it can slide why not?

I am probs gonna get verbally assaulted for making this thread
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Heavy as fuck, Doesn't flex, and don't share the same sliding properties on snow that a good slithered P-Tex base would.
 
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