Contemporary ski designs

Today there are so many ski manufacturers, that the development of each prototype ski is more like a work of art than a functional way to slide down the mountain. Skis are laminated with layer upon layer of foam, wood, metal and kevlar. These materials make the skis stiff in the spots that support you and softer in the places where the ski needs to bend in order to lay an arced track and turn (the perfect turn). Every year, ski companies come out with new designs functioning better than the previous years. Think of the development like this, if you, as an expert skier, with top-of-the-line gear could go back in time to the 1960's, you could easily become an Olympic champion.

Alpine Skiing School section in english version of WWW.SKI.BG is based on
"A Guide To Becoming An Expert: From First Time To A Lifetime"
by John Mukavitz Copyright © 1998