The Ultimate 2010 ski !

Just back from some testing some prototype skis and have some scopes for you!

There are some amazing skis coming down the production line in the coming years!

One ski truly impressed the testing team.

Here are some features of this ski!

First however I want to thank my skiing partner for the help in getting all this info you!

This ski ( it has no name yet, but we at the testing center call it SKI U for ultimate) really departs from traditional skis and is more oriented in marketing and design to cars.

First it has a basic design core as all skis but then you can buy "options" which add on to this core to increase your personal skiing desires. Thus this ski has a modular design allowing for personal graphics, personal performance tuning and personal "messaging" possibilities.

Unfortunately we could not get all the options features since the design teams had not yet produced all the various options that will be offered! We did however see the "interface" methods which will be used for wireless sound, wireless biofeed-back responses and various safety features!

The U has a traditional wood core with three types of sidewalls which can be angled inward to modify the ski performance. Its side cut is the new "hybrid" model with a radical SL in front and GS at back. A more tame model will come out in 2011!

The anti-vibration plate has a new design in which it can also move 4 cm. fore and aft again to modify the ski performance and it allows all types of bindings with a alu-carbon fiber sheet metal top skin straight from the aerospace industries!

Now for the truly unique features of this ski.

Let us start at the top.

1. The top ski has a new mylar/plastic /plasma layer which generates graphics at will. You can via a wireless controller (which is also controlled via MP3 unit) change the graphics very much like modern car radio screens.
It seems ( it is not yet operational) this "screen" can change while you are skiing to sycronize with your skiing type or to music. Yes music!!! Heavens the Iski like the Iphone and Ipod! Where are we going!!!!!

Seems the ski industry has mated with the sound engineers to create the first IPOD/ IPHONE type ski. Via a boot interface you can download songs in your boots which will then send messages to the top ski for graphic changes!!! Imaging!!!!

The most impressive new option which is now installed is a GPS unit in the central core of the ski! According to engineers it does not effect the ski performance but allows many new skiing experiences!

Here are some;
- WHEN SKIS ARE STOLEN YOU CAN TRACK THEIR LOCATION
- while skiing you can via a resort card ( bought at base resort) get exact trail location, trail type , trail condition. All this information is posted on the top skin of the ski.
- your skiing speed, skiing elevation, skiing temperature is also determined and posted on the tip of the skis.

2. The U SKI also has some great safety features. They are;
- at tails you can have tine but powerful LED lights which indicate turning direction.
-with trial sensors and trail beams ( which will be posted in all ski centers in 2010) the ski will flash red ( on top skin) when you enter an "expert" run
, a blue light will flash when you ski a beginner run.

The GPS unit also sends a ,message to any specific hotel room so that parents can tell where their children are skiing. Wifes will also know where husband is!

-at tips there are some safety bags which will inflate in .oo5 seconds if ski registers impact pressure or sudden decrease in speed.

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3. The performance feature which really impressed the testing staff was the variable bevel binding unite.
In the past all skis had bindings set on the ski top ski and it was the boots and skier which angled the skis to "carve" the ski.

Ski engineers do read the posts on this site and are aware of the concerns skiers have about "carving"!!!!!!

The U SKI has tiny "plungers" or pistons which can angle the ski binding platform so that the skis can go on "edges" in a predetermined fashion.
A skier can set a dial via a wireless controller so that this platform while angle the skis with a GS, SL or variable ski style. More on this in later posts!!!!


4. A very innovative and brilliant option is the biofeedback possibility. A tiny ( at nano level) sensory provides information in sole of boot ( at big toe area) on how your body is doing while you ski. This is real time.
Thus if you and the ski are in sync you get a pleasure filled vibration!
If you sit back or do the famous body rotation turn you get a small electric shock!
If your heart goes too fast or blood pressure goes to high the top skin of the ski flashes " STOP STOP " and tip bags may blow up!
They are planning to have some form of "retro" brakes in 2015 which will under pressure eject a "glue like" substance via the semi-permeable ski base to stop the ski. It can also allow parents or spouses to "dial in" the maximum ski speed allowed on a given day. I tried this option with my skiing partner since he was skiing at "sound barrier speeds" and it did not work! I suspect they will have to do more work on this "retro-brake" In the case of my fellow testing partner all I got was a "fume and smell" from the
ski base and no speed reduction. Seems at the speed of sound the liquid ejected from base vaporizes instantly!!!! I had to use the old technique of yelling, """"slow down"""""!!!!!!


5. An option which is not for all skiers but is geared more for the "competitive skiers" is the "turbo wax" feature! A tiny spray nozzle, very much like the Mercedes engine ejectors, are positioned at the lower tip of the ski. When you want to get a "boost" of speed in the flats, a press of the ski pole handle will activate ( via wireless system) a spray of wax on ski base. We were told that in 2020 you will be able to have variable wax options ON THE GO!!!
Unfortunately now we has just one type of wax spray! I tested this option while skiing with a friend and sure enough I passed him with a 10% speed burst! You should have seen his face as I waved to him while he was in the tuck!

There are many other features which we noted but I am still colatting all the testing results. I just want you in this site to get the "scoop" on this unique ski. I will post all the other features later.

After the testing sessions with did meet the design engineers and they told us that they are still in the "soft" stage of developpement of this ski, thus are open to your needs. Money does not seem to be a problem since this is a consortium of electronic, car and ski companies so we ask you the "real" skiers to provide options you would like to see in this ski!

Post your needs here! Forget the technical barriers, we have engineers for that, just give us your needs!

Have fun!!

Cheers from Pavel!

oh perlease!!!!!! airbags on skis!!! satnav on skis!!!! you have to be kidding right?? what on earth will they think of next? skis that carry themselves on to the ski bus??
please tell me that I have my dates wrong and it's actually April 1st already???? Liking the 'turbo wax' idea though!!

You missed the goal of post and intent.

oh i got the idea, just wasn't funny that's all. You can tell when it is getting towards the end of the season?

It was supposed to be imaginative a la Jules Verne.

pavelski wrote:It was supposed to be imaginative a la Jules Verne.

that guy it seems has had a very bad year of office days. I enjoyed the post.

Megacity,

Thank you. It is there for all to enjoy and stimulate imagination on "what could be" !


Think if you were in the 1920'S SKIING and wondering how it would be in 2000.
- buckle boots
-carbonfiber poles
-release bindings
-UV glasses
-AFD plates
-Sandwich layer skis
-quad chair lifts


Never!

Cheers