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Anyone remember Scorpion skis?
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Blimey; made of wood! What did you think you're the skies are made of? Florian |
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Anyone remember Scorpion skis?
Florian Anwander wrote:
Hi Blimey; made of wood! What did you think you're the skies are made of? Clouds and blue stuff. -- BMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 Z650 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3 BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells..... |
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Are there any other Scorpion users out there? |
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[he Scorpions were used for teaching beginners. After two or three lessons, I could move the student to longer skis. They were also used out West to guarantee any skier 2000 ft of power for Helicopter Skiing. They only became a fad because of our longer ski mentality at the time. They are and were the perfect turning ski. I still have 4 pair of the bullet proof ones.
Are there any more out there. I also have a few pair of Grass Skis. That is another interesting subject! Colin Oke |
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I am very familiar with Scorpion Skis. I still have 4 pair. I don't think is a good to move the bindings forward. They were designed to have the binding at the back . i have taught many people to ski on them. Once their technique was learned (which didn't take very long) and their confidence level was increased a pupil could go to normal skis. However, the skis today making learning 100% easier. Years ago the scorpions were used by Helicopter ski companies because they could guarantee almost anyone 2000 feet of skiing. The ski floats up in powder . On hard pack because the binding is at the back ,if a pupil (especially women) sat back, the back of the skis hit the snow and pushed the pupil forward without them really knowing what was happening.When a pupil then tried regular ski their technique was already learned.
The original skis were made of the same material a bullet-proof Glass . therefore were indestructable. you can e-mail me if you need more info. Have Fun Quote:
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