Though we wouldn’t generally recommend buying skis without trying them first, we understand more than anyone that it happens, especially when the snow is falling and a deal is calling. This brief explanation of how rocker affects a ski’s behavior is meant to help you purchase a new pair of skis, accounting for the changes this new technology can make to the way a ski performs on the snow.
WHAT’S ROCKER?
First, you should know what rocker is, if only to sound like you know what you’re talking about in the lift line. Rocker is a catch-all term used to describe variations on the concept of reverse camber, which in its purest form is a ski that curves entirely upward from the center to the tip and tail when placed flat on the ground; that is to say, it “reverses” the old downward camber profile of traditional skis. Read More …
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