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  1. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Adam. you are right that very steep walls are the straight path to hell. But if they are relatively short they are also relatively safe and they bring you a lot of fun and adrenalin. They are like a freestyle-park yet different. At the very beginning. RaxSkis were invented for steeps. Rear...
  2. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Yes I would love to ski in Åre. We are a start-up company and we do not have much money but in the next winter we should really promote our Scandinavian branch. What we need is the test&hire center for RaxSki like our new partner in Scotland.
  3. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Sorry, Nojlas, I do not agree with you in this respect. A 75° slope is not necessarilly a solid ice or a solid rock. I am talking about nearly vertical walls that are so soft that you can write in it with your fingers. Of course, you are right that these formations are not very stable. I...
  4. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    "all the Rax skiing is done with the weight back.." - we are not so stupid. Keep to your surgery, dr-telemark ! Your "carving" patients need you badly.
  5. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Soft snow = you can carve in it = it is not an ice = but it is not a slush. You are right that such a slope is not very stable. It's a fun if you find it somewhere.
  6. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Sorry, my knowledge of Norwegian is poor. I appreciate his modesty and the absolute feeling of balance. I think he is skiing with brains more than with muscles.
  7. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Well, Carled, believe me that a real skier has sometimes no choice between 10 m and 3m wide passages. He simply must ride thru them all. I was not saying Utter would not be an excellent freerider. But he himself could perform better in certain conditions if he had RaxSkis and few weeks of...
  8. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Well, mholm, "steepness" can be measured either in degrees or in the probability that you survive the slope. With very short RaxSkis you can turn without jumping even on 75° soft snow slope. But I would not ride that if the slope were 1km vertical. Really delicious is raxing down steep ice on...
  9. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    You are welcome, SverigeTomten! Well, nobody knows, what will be the performance of a top professional freerider after few weeks of training on RaxSki. Do you know Fred Sjörsen who jumped more than 100m vertically? For me he is the best. We would like to get him for our team but he is...
  10. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    You are right, Utter, there is no jump turn on this pic. You had enough space (min.width of line is > 10m) for long turns. But the pure fact that a freerider on big-mountain skis could ride close to the fall-line tells me that the slope was not so steep. RaxSki is different as it can brake...
  11. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Well, it is a misunderstanding. Lifting ski tips / putting pressure on rear fins lets you turn very quickly on any surface. So fins are good for DIRECTION CONTROL, not for speed control.
  12. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Micro-ski is made of plastic, has no edges and no tail. If you lean back you will immediately fall backward. Micro-ski just makes your boots little bit longer.
  13. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    It is not that extreme! Where is that mountain? Dear Swedish freeriders, I am just leaving for Rax-Alpe and that is why I\'ll enter your discussion Wednesday night again Tom
  14. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    I appreciate your approach, Nojlas and we know we must manufacture at least two big models of RaxSki as soon as possible. There are just few prototypes of this Big Rax for "full speed, big turns, open fields,...". They make you feel you were riding a surfboard over waves. As a "graduate" of...
  15. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Well, Utter and Nojlas are just saying "Jump turns are something they did in the 80's" and "worthless skiers perform them" - and I like what they are saying. You are right - in the last 5 years I have done nothing reasonable but - invented this RaxSki.
  16. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    If you write this sentence on TetonGravity forum, Suit, the Admin will throw you away.
  17. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Thank you, Adam. The monstrum on the pic is....MonoSki with Rax fins = MonoRax
  18. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Utter, please mind that rear fins are a real thing, however strong you wish they would not be that. These fins can be attached to any snow-going vehicle. Generally they bring better snow-grip (or ice-grip) and as a consequence better direction control. Snowlerblades have no fins. They are as...
  19. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Are you saying that RaxSki is not able to turn or that RaxSki prefers the fall-line ? The latter is true. Are you really going to take me to some pow ? Well it would be nice to escape my real world- selling skis, fixing bindings, screwing, talking to patent attorneys, drilling, managing...
  20. TomFromAustria2011

    RaxSki from Austria, the most controversial ski

    Nojlas, in a chute as narrow as 3meters or so and as steep as 55°+ the long big-mountain ski lets you just 2 options - jump turns (you see them on mHolm's video) or - harakiri The same is true for steep woods. Utter's slope is not that extreme.
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