Why fat skis?

[snoseek]

my soft snow skis are fat, long (194 cm) and pretty stiff for the most part.

I'm not sure exactly why they work so well but man do they eat up soft snow. Length is as important as width for float and both together are a dream.

 

[drjeff]

my soft snow skis are fat, long (194 cm) and pretty stiff for the most part.

I'm not sure exactly why they work so well but man do they eat up soft snow. Length is as important as width for float and both together are a dream.

There are so many people nowadays on so many different models of skis that can make essentially that same statement. Just a testament to the fact the across the board these days, ski manufacturers are building some kick butt skis! And with so many good offerings now, its much easier to find the right combination of width, length and flex to suit the turn type and snow conditions you're looking for, and have the generally also be quite good at a bunch of other stuff too!

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Fatties are great for pond skimming

 

[marcski]

Fatties are great for pond skimming

Yep.

 

[Nick]

Maybe this has something to do with it......

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It's true that was a stupid way to use the X-axis.

Should have used a Scatter chart instead of a Line chart. See here for the same info with the time representation being more accurate.

 

[St. Bear]

It's true that was a stupid way to use the X-axis.

Should have used a Scatter chart instead of a Line chart. See here for the same info with the time representation being more accurate.

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I wonder what their logic is to assume that obesity is going to jump another 10% in the next 10 years, when the previous decade it had leveled off?

 

[Nick]

I wonder what their logic is to assume that obesity is going to jump another 10% in the next 10 years, when the previous decade it had leveled off?

Probably cynicism or negativity.

Who knows. "Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics".

Ironically, often the actual numbers are meaningless.

 

[ScottySkis]

Because their fun for spring and powder, and SLC.

 

[bigbog]

One Hundred-somethings are the ticket during a snowstorm....if one is lucky enough to be at where one wants to be at that moment in time....