Anybody done a powderpro style cut to a different ski?

[backcountryislife]

I've got a set of C&A pros that I hate, but I'm thinking about cutting the outside corner of them off to help them sidehill better.

Do you guys think it would help? I don't want to trash these skis for no reason, but they suck for my type of riding as they are.

 

[IDAHO HOT SHOT]

I personally can't think of any reason that it wouldn't work. The only reason that it was done to the SLP ski is because Jack Struthers runs SLP's and he is said to be a sled genius. I was going to try it on the Sly Dogs but I lost patience with them because they wouldnt hold a 2 ski sidehil. Go for it

 

[sunbather1969]

buddy did

my buddy did it to a set of simmons gen 2 s said his friend did it, for the really deep powder days on an m he said they serve there purpose once or twice a year

 

[Bearcat]

This is just my thought but I think C&A Pros don't need the cut. PPs need it as they resist really hard carving. They just float "too well" and need the cut to reduce floatation. Those C&A I've tried made sled really easy to carve but they udersteer quite heavily in pow.

 

[backcountryislife]

I'm not worried about flotation, in deeper snow, these work fine as most skis will. In crud or stiffer snow, the edge of the C&A's make it REALLY tough to hold a smooth sidehill, they're always fighting you.

I never had any problem with stock M skis, and last year ran stock CF skis & they worked well also (didn't float worth a crap, but with the 141, they don't touch very often anyhow)

 

[geo]

I,ve had the side hill problem (front sliding down hill in off throttle conditions) on the M sleds since the 7,s.

Tried different skis, but the wider skis always did the same thing.

Last year with the HCR, I changed to a Holz 39" (hate wide) and the same old, but with deeper keel, a bit better.
One of the welds failed on a big jump and I had to return to stock A-arms. I set the skis to the narrow position to help with the width and it side-hilled well.
I even put my old Simmons on again ( and they never seemed to work with the M sleds when slow side-hilling no matter what I did to the suspention) and they worked well right through the spring.

This year (2010 standard M8) I started in the narrow setup (ski fully inboard) with the 12 yr old Simmons (cause they works so well everywhere else) and I have been quite happy.
I think it has something to do with the extreme camber change on the olden AC front end.

Anyhow, something you can change and try easily in the field.

Geo

 

[backcountryislife]

I have the holz a arms, narrow as they can go, with 19" floats (so it sits a decent ways higher than a normal M or CF), with either of the stock skis I was happy, but my wife's sled came with these, so we swapped because she hated them.

Geo, I don't think I'm catching what you're suggesting.

What did you think of the HCR skis? I was thinking of seeing if I could trade someone for those skis.

 

[geo]

What I meant was both ski spacers to the inside (no matter what front end width). Just seems to make the front end bite better (better agle on the unloaded side??).

I think the stock '10 skis are the same as what came on the '09 HCR ( haven't measured though, just going by brouchure). They were better but not as good as Simmons mounted inboard, especially in the fresh.

Ran the 39" with the longer shocks for a bit last year. Didn't like it at all. Just made the camber change even worse.
If you want to experience a zero camber change front end and it's benefits, try a new SP 500. Even better try it with a 153" and 800 wedged in LOL.

Geo