Reverse Sidecut / Zero Sidecut - What the. . .?

[RossiSkier]

Saw the midseason release of the Goode Scoop 142, 145mm 142mm 139mm, in the new February Skiing Magazine. The blurb describes it as a "reverse sidecut" and a "reverse chamber" inspired by the Volant Spatulas. Goode makes water skis and this looks just like one.

The site says it has a zero sidecut and I'm not sure if a reverse sidecut and a zero sidecut are the same thing.

I couldn't imagine having enough powder to play around with these crazy things.

http://www.goode.com/skisfreeride.htm#scoop

 

[skiguy666]

Not sure what is meant by reverse sidecut....

Reverse Camber:
A normal pair of ski's is curved so that if it were layed flat on the ground the tip and tail would touch the ground but the center of the ski is lifted off of the ground slightly. Reverse camber ski's are curved so that the center of the ski touches the snow and tip and tail are elevated off of the ground slightly ... the camber of the ski is the reverse of normal.

Reverse camber generally is only used in BIG dedicated powder skis. IMO they wouldn't really work in any other type of conditions.

I'm not sure which major manufacturers make reverse camber ski's all of the ones I've ever seen have been produced my small independant ski manufacturers, or are custom made skis.

 

[JimG.]

Not sure what is meant by reverse sidecut....

Reverse Camber:
A normal pair of ski's is curved so that if it were layed flat on the ground the tip and tail would touch the ground but the center of the ski is lifted off of the ground slightly. Reverse camber ski's are curved so that the center of the ski touches the snow and tip and tail are elevated off of the ground slightly ... the camber of the ski is the reverse of normal.

Reverse camber generally is only used in BIG dedicated powder skis. IMO they wouldn't really work in any other type of conditions.

I'm not sure which major manufacturers make reverse camber ski's all of the ones I've ever seen have been produced my small independant ski manufacturers, or are custom made skis.

Take a look at Rossi's attachment...reverse sidecut means the boards are shaped more like water skis. The sidecut is convex instead of concave.

And at a list price of $990 a pair, your wallet better be convex as in bulging with extra cash if you want a pair.

 

[JD]

THAT is what I want. Actually I want to build my own pair. Can't understand how reverse side cut carves. Watch some surfing vidoes. Can't imagine having enough snow for them? to that I say 2 things. First off, a pair of skis that fat will make more outta less, your ski penetration will be alot less due to the wide platform. 8 medium density inches feels like 16 inches. And two, look for turns away from lift served areas where every 3 inches of snow that falls is immediately skiied off and compacted.
Granted these will not be you every day ski, but when natural snow is deeper then a foot, I imagine they are quite rocking. The real queston is who makes 150mm wide skins?

edit. I ski on revrse camber skis and they are the easiest turning ski I have ever flopated down a Mtn. on. Basically you don't need any up and down in your turn cause the skis are all ready flexed, just lean 'em over.

Also..for 1000 bucks and a few hundred hours of labor you can build a press and buy enough material for a coupla pairs of boards. There are some great websites...