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Ski Tip Design: how they work in Powder and Crud

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11/14/09 at 9:47am
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Some that stand out:
XXL- very large, round tip, goes to almost vertical, way higher than any other
Rossi Shark Nose- early rise (slight), early taper narrow profile, re-inforced and dampened
Fisher- Hull Nose boat hull bow design, three demensional shaping
Kaestle- Cut out

I'll start by saying that the Rossi tip on the B-Squad is so profiecient at plowing and cutting snow that you don't have to even think about what the tips are encountering in terms of nastiness in the snow. You can look way ahead and relax. I think Rossi reinforces it for power with a little metal and dampener.
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11/14/09 at 1:10pm
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 i'm intrigued by the new Fischer Watea 101, which has a boat influenced "prow" on the tip. Not sure how that's going to affect it's performance in harder snow, but am curious about it nonetheless.
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11/14/09 at 6:30pm
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I was getting some boot work done today, so I hung out checking all the new skis on the wall. I saw the Watea 114 (I think) flexed it an all, right next to the Sixth Sense Huge, The fisher has that hull tip. Man that is tough to make, has a metal edge right down the ridge of a planing hull designed tip, and the top sheet is just a crease. It looks like it should work. But the ski is not real stiff, and feels lively. So they are not pairing the hull with a damp ski, or a stiff ski. Usually fisher was the traditionalist when other companies were attaching all sortsof gear on top of the ski, but this looks real. Anyone skiing it yet? From my Rossi experience with the Shark Nose Tip, I can say that tip performance is very noticeable, and right away.
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