Friflyt forum Ski ski for extreme couloirs, new Firngleiter

You are right, it was my fault.I also do not like it.You know me already as a convinced freerider.

Yeah, thats at least a little better, but the only problem i see in those pics is that the guy riding, aint going to fast, much slower than his sluff.

Iam not sure about u, but thats not my way of getting down safe in steep terrain... Wet sluff like that is heavy and not to fun to get caught and dragged over cliffs in?

det ser helt facka ut jo

Yeah, that was my fault.Originally I wanted to stop above that stone fieldand I assumed much smaller and slower snow slide.That is why I was so slow.

If I could repeat this descent, I would cross to my right as fast as possible such passing the snow field.

What are the snow conditions in Norway ?Tonight we are getting new snow down to 1,400min Austria.

Hi!In nothern Norway its raining under 500m but abow the snow is falling:grin,but at this moment i rather fancy some sunny warm days !

RINwink:wink

yea right! this is a long country. I am at 550 and it is +27C

AAHH!

As long as the Alpes, I suppose.Pictures taken end of May in Hintertux/Austriaat 3,200 meters

OK, Norway is way longer than the alps, in any direction.

And please, for your own and all other fellow skiers sake; stop posting pictures of yourself (or others) in deathdefing projects to proove your invention... We get it, it works ok in soft sow and is easy to turn. Problem is, as apposed to in most english(!) forums, this forum consists of mostly norwegians, and most of us actually know how to ski, and see no need of your invention, what so ever.

PSI;its still amusing...

PSII:pardon my english, wich probably seems like something Drillo would say, but then again, I've tried the snuffmeister tonight

Well, skiing virgin snow is somewhat dangerous.As a freerider and freeskier you must live with it.The fear is your permanent companion. ...Yes we know that Norwegians are excellent skiers.That is why we go to Norway.

You have probably heard that first skis importedto Central Europe were all made in Norway.Thousands of them were in use here by 1900.

They were very long around 2.5m, had leather bindings and were excellent for walking on snow.Matthias Zdarsky cut off one meter, invented a rigid steel binding and started skiing steep Alpine slopeson these 1,5 meter short skis.

A "cultural and ideological fight" broke outbetween rich "traditionalists" and heretic followers of Zdarsky. The former invited a Norwegian army officer to Vienna and organized a "race" between himand Zdarsky at Schneeberg in 1905.

The result: Zdarsky admitted that Norwegian skis were better in flat snow and the officer fell in love with this new short ski turning like a hell in any terrain

HAHAHAHAHA, you are funny! :razz

I hope I see someone using these skiis next winter, that will definitely make my day! I am going to have the laugh of my life! :grin

Yeah, it is my profession to make people laugh

Wishing all FRIFLYT riders and skiersa nice summertime

hvis disse skiene har noen fordeler (i det hele tatt)så veier de sikkert ikke så mye, også er de sikkert enkle å bære gjennom krattskog, for ikke å snakke om hvor liten plass de må ta i garasjen

hva i helvette ?

Hi everybody in Norway !RaSki had a stand at Metro Ski&Snowboard Showat Olympia Grand Hall in London.

Among our visitors there were also Norwegians.Our neighbour was a prominent freeskierwho lives in Chamonix.

To me he is one of the best.

Hundreogsyversen jo! Må si jeg har mere trua på skia han står med altså

RaxSki is exhibiting at ISPO Munich Feb 6 - 9, 2011hall A4, booth 102B

Great stuff Tom, keep it coming!

I'm almost out of words.Tom, if you've got the balls, make a forum thread here too: http://www.freeride.se/forum/forum.php?f=31

So whats the deal with acting like assholes because someone is experimenting? I'm very sceptical of the RAX myself, but that's no reason to pick on them. I've read trough the entire thread now and I have to say that I'm a bit sorry 99% of the arguments against the ski is that they look "stupid"... I'll refrain from letting you all in on my personal feelings about the laundry that skis around in the park, but I guess I've said enough just there anyway.

Sure a lot of the people on Teton don't like them, and I probably won't either. But it's not like they're "threatening" me in any way, so I have to be a dick about it to "defend" myself. If people like them and buy them, then go right ahead keep making them! To try them out would definetely be an experience, one way or the other.

Anyway I don't get the feeling that RAX is supposed to be a replacement for my freeride skis, but a specialized ski for very narrow and extremely steep colouirs where most skiers would have a very hard time controlling "regular" freeride skis. Perhaps the RAX works well under these conditions? If I were going down something very narrow and supersteed I'd care more about control than style. I'll be the first to admit that under the conditions on the different pictures, I'd rather skid slowly sideways, like if I were on a snowboard, on my superfancy and expensive DPS's, not daring to do anything even remotely like proper skiing. But 99.99% of the time I find myself on sub 45 degree faces where I want length for speed and width for floatation and actually dare to point my tips directly down.

Keep going, Tom!

Thank you, Peddyslate,we will try!

Just out of curiosity Tom, how many pairs are you producing a year (produced for the 10/11 season) and how many skis have you actually sold?

Denne tråden er utrolig fasinerende av to grunenr. 1- Hvor merkelig de skiene ser ut (omtrent like merkelige som den jevne jibber forsåvidt)2- Hvor utrolig barnslige drittsekker folk kan være, gjerne postere som jeg før jeg leste denne tråden hadde respekt for.

Keep going Tom, I think your skis look crazy, but I can see some of the logic behind them and admire your effort and willpower in making your ideas reality!

måtte jo bare komme :grin

Being able to get far in the backseat without losing control might not be such a bad idea when getting down supersteep colouirs after all?... Hefty crampons that dig in to keep you from skidding, but with a tip that lets you control the direction seems reasonable to me even though I can't imagine trying to ski something that steep!

How does the crampons perform in different snow? Dry, spring corn, wet, ice, etc?

In steep couloirs we are not in a backseat but rather standing upright over nearly horizontal skis.Well with regular big mountain skis you also MUST keep ski tips lifted from the snow.This was the birth of the Rax idea: If you are anyway riding on ski tails in steepswhy not equip this tail with SOMETHING that better controls your direction and speed.

See the actual video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PE0crGKnqg

Link to other clips is on www.raxski.com

Thank you, AndersR !This idea is excellent. I like your design.Can we show it on our www.raxski.com ?

thats a sick design Tom!

PM me if I can get my hands on that blue ski - I like the sidecut!

You should experiment with rockered tips too!

Who took the action shots?