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So here's a silly question from someone who's never been near a...whatever you call a place where skiing is done. Skis have sharp edges? Why?
by throwaway7285 2y ago
So here's a silly question from someone who's never been near a...whatever you call a place where skiing is done. Skis have sharp edges? Why?
- aredox 2y agoTo dig into snow (and sometimes ice) to turn and/or brake.
- oldandboring 2y agoBecause while snow is soft and fluffy when it first falls, after a few temperature changes and having been groomed and skied on for hours/days, it transforms from snow crystals to ice crystals. Unless new snow falls on top, that's what you're gonna be skiing on, and you'll slide all over the place without sharp edges. Here is one of the best skiers in the world, on a race course set on a surface intentionally prepared to be solid ice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIHdHUg1FC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIHdHUg1FC4
- swader999 2y agoGreat clip. Courses are considered more fair the firmer it is. The track will stay more consistent for more of the field of racers if it is firm.