Active suspension ski's - WTH?

[skiNEwhere]

I actually saw these for the first time while skiing with ABC at breckenridge.

Seems like the concept is that by maintaining ski to snow contact, the learning curve of picking up the sport is reduced.

By maintaining balance in the backseat it could see it enabling bad habits though.

http://www.antonskis.com/videos.php

 

[Highway Star]

I actually saw these for the first time while skiing with ABC at breckenridge.

Seems like the concept is that by maintaining ski to snow contact, the learning curve of picking up the sport is reduced.

By maintaining balance in the backseat it could see it enabling bad habits though.

http://www.antonskis.com/videos.php

Been around for years. They were about 10 years late to the super sidecut party, if they came out in the late 90's they might have been a big deal.

Wane Wong ripping:

 

[Harvey]

I'm sorry that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen.

Actually I may have seen it before.

Wayne looks like a good skier though.

 

[SIKSKIER]

Wayne could ski like that on hockey sticks.I actually think this is a good idea....for fast snow.Powder,not so much.The concept has been around a lot longer in the form of different dampening gadgets like the pair of Salomon X scream I had.

 

[SIKSKIER]

And hey,the Antons are only $2500-$3000!And they are "delivered in a special fitted protective double-wall corrugated shipping box".

 

[VTKilarney]

If they worked as well as the inventor claimed, he wouldn't have to hire Wayne Wong to pitch the product.

 

[Quietman]

Wayne could ski like that on hockey sticks.I actually think this is a good idea....for fast snow.Powder,not so much.The concept has been around a lot longer in the form of different dampening gadgets like the pair of Salomon X scream I had.

I still have and occasionally ski on a pair of these!

 

[skiNEwhere]

Wayne could ski like that on hockey sticks.I actually think this is a good idea....for fast snow.Powder,not so much.The concept has been around a lot longer in the form of different dampening gadgets like the pair of Salomon X scream I had.

So that's what those things are? My dad has those on his latest pairs of skis (he rarely skis now). I guess I'm not up to date on ski technology, even if it was a fad

 

[Nick]

Remember those hinged skis?

 

[andrec10]

I have skied on these. Waaaaaaaay too soft for me, but held on ice like no tomorrow! Not too stable at speed either.

 

[BenedictGomez]

I still have and occasionally ski on a pair of these!

Ditto.

They're my Rock skis, ice skis, & Poconos skis. Mind are the purple'ish ones though.