How to Buy Shaped Skis

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Tip 1 - Transitioning from Straight to Shaped Skis

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jim Faut | permalink

So you're thinking about making the jump from your long straight skis to a pair of shaped skis or as many owners of straight...

For further reading: http://theskimonster.com/blog/posts/transitioning-from-straight-to-shaped-skis/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Buy Skis | Here's what you need to know before buying a new pair of skis - Freeskier

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jack Quarant | permalink

Learn about all the things that make up a ski, from the core to the sidewall to the shape and be informed when you buy skis.

For further reading: http://freeskier.com/stories/how-to-buy-skis ^[2]

Tip 3 - Caution Urged on New Shaped Skis

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Alton Cagle | permalink

A majority of the nation's ski schools this season are swooning over the hourglass figure of the sport's newest innovation in downhill equipment, the so-called shaped ski. But are the skis too good to be true? Traditional skis come with relatively straight lines. They are making room for skis with a more curvaceous profile: wide in the tips and tail, and narrow in the waist. Despite their charms, however, the new skis, first introduced about three years ago, are beginning to draw skeptics.
Tags: ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY, SKIING

For further reading: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/16/sports/caution-urged-on-new-shaped-skis.html ^[3]