Why are there so many similar posts lately about snowblades?
Some AI model looking for training data? Idk man, who TF is taking snowlerblades seriously? That can't be a human being.
Astroturfing campaign going back years.
Always figured length was mostly about stability, longer for control, shorter for messing around. But it feels more like different setups are almost different activities wearing the same name.
Regular skis, snowblades, skiboards and likes they all seem to reward a different kind of day on the mountain. Some are built for carving speed, others are more about being playful and easy to throw around.
For people who've gone back and forth between setups, what changed the most? Turning, balance, stability at speed, or something you didn't expect?
Why are there so many similar posts lately about snowblades?
Some AI model looking for training data? Idk man, who TF is taking snowlerblades seriously? That can't be a human being.
Astroturfing campaign going back years.
On an average day on the big mountains in the Rockys I can count on zero fingers the number of folks on snowblades and skiboards.
Agreed. I use my skiboards on ice when I want an hour of variety. Even those of us that use them don't take them seriously.
FFS. Stop asking these questions about short skis.
They are bots
You aren't talking about different length skis, you're talking about different activities. Skiing is not ski blades. But both can be 100% fun in the right conditions.
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It's not really the length but the shape of the ski. But generally shorter skis will turn faster and dig faster. Longer skis will be more stable but also require more turn forethought. But there is a lot of other factors like how stiff the ski is and is cambor it's edges. There is also the matter of you your weight and height and also personal preference. It doesn't really change how you ski especially the better you get but the feel of it and how much you need to work it to get the thing to bend will and it will also matter releasing as longer skis will build more tension that can make you go faster. It's mostly all high level ski racing stuff that this matters and why the skis are built that way for causal purposes it honestly doesn't matter other then preference.
I’ll take this as a sincere question. I’ve skied the original Salomon blades in the early 90’s and have more recently ski boards. Skied Tahoe areas, Rockies, and east coast. The short toys are fun to turn on a dime and zip down mogul runs. Around, over, through moguls - all a blast if you don’t get thrown by crud. Zip through the woods as well as the maneuverability is outstanding - if it’s all skied off. On flats and steeps they are boring and burn your quads, and speed feels reckless and face plant territory. They are great to pull out early and late season in the right conditions. Definitely have a time and place in your ski life cycle. They’ve been great as training tools. In fact I saw some in Breckenridge at a used shop and the guy running the shop said he used to train some local ski team on them, but they were now too pricey now to continue that practice. My blades got me really comfortable in the trees. I don’t use them anymore because they’re old and so am I.