{"id":711,"date":"2019-01-01T20:02:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T20:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatnorthamericanskiadventure.com\/?page_id=711"},"modified":"2019-02-06T21:16:44","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T21:16:44","slug":"skis-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatnorthamericanskiadventure.com\/index.php\/7-best-practices-for-ski-trip\/skis-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Skis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"711\" class=\"elementor elementor-711 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93c5679 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93c5679\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3934e18\" data-id=\"3934e18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d138be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d138be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Skis Are Critical To A GNASA<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e6c97e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e6c97e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9f965e\" data-id=\"a9f965e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d3bb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7d3bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-682 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/greatnorthamericanskiadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/skis-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatnorthamericanskiadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/skis-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/greatnorthamericanskiadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/skis-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">Skis are critical equipment.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Your steel-headed Pittsburgh Persimmon Driver might have served you well in the 80\u2019s but its unlikely you\u2019re still carrying it in your bag. No way it would be your go-to driver on the links today. The Jack Kramer Autograph Tennis Racquet was introduced in the 1950\u2019s and around for forty years. Thousands of professional tournaments were won with this racquet. But no one would play with it today if they wanted to be competitive.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Skis are continually changing, and manufacturer\u2019s continually integrate new technologies to enhance performance. If your skis are a few years old, it\u2019s worth reviewing this section and asking if new skis are likely to offer you a better ski experience.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">At The Great North American Ski Adventure, we believe that the only way to optimize your GNASA is to have equipment that allows you to address all your objectives. If skiing the steeps, bumps and powder is on your list, it&#8217;s important to know what skis are best for those objectives. If you don\u2019t want a quiver of specialty skis, we believe you need to know what makes for the best all mountain skis, are what these skis sacrifice relative to specialty skis.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Michael and I approach this in the following way.<\/p><ul><li>First principals: ski shape and profile;<\/li><li>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem; text-indent: -0.25in;\">Ski materials and technologies:\u00a0 materials, construction techniques, techniques<\/span><\/li><li>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem; text-indent: -0.25in;\">Ski care &amp; Maintenance: tuning and waxing\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\">One last point. Knowing what a manufacturer is doing to create performance characteristics is never a substitute for testing a ski. Every major resort offers ski shops that will let you demonstrate skis. Always demonstrate before you buy.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>What Drives Ski Technology<\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Innovation in every industry can be driven by\u00a0 a number of factors. The ski industry is no different. At the core of innovation is the belief that the target customer will buy it, use it and appreciate it. The ski industry is easy. The end user always wants a way to make skiing easier and more enjoyable. So manufacturers are always on the lookout for ways to help.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Techniques form other industries are frequently borrowed to try and enhance the ski experience. Snowboards were created based on surfboard technology. The rockers inherent on surfboard designs were introduced to skis in the early aughts. Composites, curing techniques, adhesives and enhanced alloys developed for the aerospace industry routinely circulate into the ski industry.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e4d2fd\" data-id=\"4e4d2fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc9afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-nav_menu\" data-id=\"7cc9afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-nav_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>GNASA Best Practices<\/h5><div class=\"menu-7-ski-trip-virtues-container\"><ul id=\"menu-7-ski-trip-virtues\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-772\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-772\"><a 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