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A buyers' guide for 1992 skis is presented. New technology allows skis to be made from light-weight and flexible materials . New models include all-terrain, women's, powder and learners skis. Performance reports and consumer information are presented for a variety of skis.
Publication Name: Skiing
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0037-6264
Year: 1992
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Birth of a ski: the evolution of the new Volant PowerKarve, from brainstorm, to drawing board, to factory, to the slopes
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Volant produced the first PowerKarve in 1995, two years after its designers first thought of making a sidecut version of the Chubb powder ski. The steps in the process of designing the new ski are described.
Publication Name: Skiing
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0037-6264
Year: 1996
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Mogul meisters
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Fourteen mogul skis are evaluated on the basis of such features as weight, sidecut depth and overall static stiffness. The prices range from $395 to $625.
Publication Name: Skiing
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0037-6264
Year: 1992
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