It can be difficult to figure out how long your skis should be. As a general guideline start with a height somewhere between your chin and the top of yourr head. But is not quite as easy as that, there are many factors that have an impact on ski length. Factors such as ability level, terrain choice, snow conditions as well as ski characteristics like how much rocker a ski will have influence of how we design ski for you.
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Custom Ski Design Series Part 3: The WhiteRoom Skis guide to shape, sidecut and radius. In part 1 we examined ski width and in part 2 we took a look at camber and rocker and how these influence your ski design. In part 3 we will take a look at sidecut, radius, shape and how they relate to your over all ski design. When considering your ski design think about that about what kind of terrain you’ll […]
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Custom Ski Design: The WhiteRoom Skis guide to camber and rocker. In part 1 we took a look at how the terrain and conditions you ski play a role in choosing a custom ski design. In part 2 we’ll talk about various cambers and rocker and what they add to a ski design. This can be a confusing topic for many people. It is easy to get lost in the hi tech sounding mumbo-jumbo in the […]
Read MoreThe WhiteRoom Guide to Ski Width The terrain you ski most will have a big influence on what type of ski you’ll want to build. Ski design can be complex and it takes knowledge of the way the variables of ski design affect performance on the snow. Think about how you’d like to use your skis: will you be using your custom skis on groomers, or are you looking for more of a powder ski? Ski […]
Read MoreNot long ago I had someone message me about my opinions about ski width as it pertains specifically to the east coast. He felt there a lot of misconceptions about this topic. I told him I’d write something up when I go the chance. So below you’ll find some of my ski building philosophy. All mountain In my opinion a good all mountain ski width for the east might range anywhere between 85 and 100 […]
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