These are a take off of the Goose Skis that were recently made for my son. These skied the powder very well so I decided to increase the length from 170 to 180. Along the way I figured that this would be a ski to use for the back country trips. With that in mind, I wanted to reduce the weight and increase the torsional stiffness. For the reduced weight I went without the top sheet, core dimentions of 2.5-10-3 (opposed to 2-12-2), and triax below and biax on top. As for the torsional effect, the increase in core tip and tail dimension and the use of the biaxial glass on top. As an after thought, I'm not too sure about the use of cloth in the layup. The use of cloth adds alot of wieght. I would guess that the type of cloth you use may help, but in my case it soaked up alot of epoxy.
The layup is as follows. Base, VDS on all edges, 22oz triax, wood core (ash-poplar-ash, from the center out), 19oz biax glass, and cloth. I plan on using some type of sealer to protect the epoxy and top of the skis. The skis weigh in at 4# 4 7/8oz. They are lighter than the Goose skis (which are 170 not 180's)
Here are some pics of the product.
Profiling the core (bookmached core for the first time) on the new profile jig.
Finished core.
The Orange skis with the rough cut / trim.
Camber shot.
Getting better with the edge fit.
Tip edge fit. Have had problems in the past with getting a good press in this area.
Bottoms up.
Last day out, this is where we stopped for lunch and a cold brew. LT in the background. Skiing the wicked sticks.
Spring skiing at its finest! Looking up to the lunch spot.
Up next is the base tune, edge sand and then put a bevel on the sides. After that is done it is time to seal them and ski them!
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