Modify/stiffen your own skis?

If you add a filler or riser under the binding, the ski becomes stiffer.

Petter wrote:

Changing the stiffness of your ski is a great idea. Something like put
a spacer between the bound up pair, then put the heat sensative ski in
the hotbox to change it.
But putting layers on the top of your ski won't change the stiffness
much at all. All the strength of your ski is in the bottom " tension"
layer under the ptex.




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Petter

On Apr 10, 7:04 pm, Petter wrote:
Jeff Potter (of OutYourBackdoor.com);124401 Wrote:

You guys are funny. I think I'll keep it simple. I'll add a thin layer
of carbon/glass to a test ski to see if it makes it any stiffer in a
good way. If it does then I'll have an easy way to make good skis even
better if they need a bit of extra stiffness somewhere. --JP

Changing the stiffness of your ski is a great idea. Something like put
a spacer between the bound up pair, then put the heat sensative ski in
the hotbox to change it.
But putting layers on the top of your ski won't change the stiffness
much at all. All the strength of your ski is in the bottom " tension"
layer under the ptex.

--
Petter

I beg to differ. Unless the fibers on the top of the ski are broken
and buckling, they are just as stiff in compression as they are in
tension. You're right that strength comes from the bottom layer, but
stiffness comes from the top and the bottom. Also, hot forming skis
with spacers will change the camber but not the stiffness.