Parabolic skis Ski geometry
parabolic skis slalom racing (left) , piste carving (middle), skis little sidecut giant slalom racing (right).
the company drove evolution of ski design elan of slovenia. designers @ elan produced experimental design screws adjusted produce different amounts of sidecut, , asked members of company ski team try them @ different settings. demonstrated radically increased sidecut around 22 mm improved turning performance. series of test skis followed, elan team started racking win after win on in giant slalom events.
in 1993 number of these sidecut extreme , or scx , skis sent testing. results on student skiing dramatic, , company began designing skis training market. end of year improvement of parabolic design obvious everyone, , scx named ski of year in trade press. 1995 older designs being sold off @ pennies on dollar in bargain bins skiers turned en masse new designs. 1997/98 conversion complete, , parabolic designs being produced.
over time name of these skis changed. termed parabolic designer jurij franko, term carver became common these skis being sold largely on ability allow beginners perform efficient carved turn. changed again shaped ski 2000s, design applied wider variety of ski types , level of parabolic shaping became universal training skis downhill racers.
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