Message #12735

[jim-ratliff]

Maybe the maintenance of the sharper edges is mitigated by the material used in the edges?

High Carbon German Steel edges with larger tabs and bonded on top across the full width so the edge will not blow out. For each ski we take one piece of steel and bend it by hand with no heat to fully wrap the tip and the tail. Handcrafting the edges this way avoids vulnerable joints and junctions.

Gary, since I see these as my all mountain skis and not a soft snow only ski. I was expecting that I would wind up getting them tuned to 1 and 3 just like all others for the past several years.? As per JB, I'm more concerned about a different release with the .5 base bevel than the 4 degree edge bevel. As far as maintenance of the edges, we are talking about a 86.5 degree net edge (assuming 4/0.5) vs. an 88 degree edge (for 1/3) vs. an 90 degree edge for the classic 1/1 tune.

I'll certainly post SkiLogik's response.  I may not be able to evolve like Gary, but maybe I can adapt.