Ski Tech Notes

The buzz in ski and snowboard technology continues to be ROCKER. Doing a survey of all major ski brands and some small brands reveals that over 2/3 of all skis offered this season have some form of ROCKER. ROCKER added to shaped ski and fat ski technology makes today's skis help every skier perform better. COME IN and try a pair out for yourself TODAY!

ROCKER TECHNOLOGY

GOT ROCKER?
What’s new in ski and snowboard equipment for the 2011-2012 season? ROCKER is! (Also referred to as early rise, reverse or negative camber and splay.) This change in technology is as big as “shaped ski” technology was 13+ years ago.

What is ROCKER?
It’s simple, think of ROCKER as if the tip (and on some ski models and snowboards, the tail) was bent up or started to rise up much closer to your boot than on a non-rocker ski or snowboard.

What does ROCKER do?
Once again, the answer is simple. It makes skiing or riding EASIER. The ski or snowboard is easier to maneuver at any speed on the groomed and is much easier to control in crud and powder because the tip floats. Edge hold remains equal to a non-rocker ski or snowboard.

Try ROCKER out!

Most "all mountain" skis have a small to moderate amount of ROCKER in the tip with conventional camber throughout the length of the ski. As skis get wider and more soft snow oriented, the ROCKER becomes much more pronounced and camber becomes less or even non-existent. Most twin tip designs ROCKER the tip and tail making for a very easy ski to maneuver in any conditions. Mt. Shavano has skis of all categories available to try.

The lines between categories of skis have blurred greatly... what was considered a powder ski a few years ago now works great on groomed snow. We offer skis in All Mountain, great for conditions from groomed to powder, All Mountain-Wide, good for groomed and very good in powder, and Powder-Extra Wide, great in crud and amazing in powder.

We have ROCKER skis to rent in basic, deluxe, high performance, twin, demo, powder and x-country packages. We also rent both K2 and Head ROCKER snowboards. Whatever your ability, ROCKER technology will give you more confidence, making it easier to ski or ride!

RENT TODAY, YOU WILL BE AMAZED!

MT. SHAVANO SKI & SNOWBOARD SHOP STAFF

“SKIING IS OUR PASSION!”
At Mt. Shavano Ski & Snowboard Shop we take great pride in our staff’s avid participation in skiing and riding. Every member of our staff is a snow sports enthusiast! We try out all of the new equipment and understand current technological advancements.

CERTIFICATION/EXPERIENCE
All staff members that mount and adjust ski bindings are certified by the equipment manufacturers and have many years of training and experience in adjusting, mounting and troubleshooting ski bindings. Ski binding certification ensures that proper industry standards and procedures are followed by the technician for safely mounting and adjusting ski bindings. We are up to date on currently indemnified bindings and are aware of any industry recalls or technical updates with existing bindings.

Our staff is certified by the following manufacturers: Marker, Tyrolia/Head, Elan, Dynastar, Look, Rossignol, Fischer, Roxy, Atomic, and Salomon. Bring your equipment to us for EXPERT, PROFESSIONAL service work you know you can TRUST. We take great pride in our work and will treat your equipment as if it were our own.

Master Bootfitter and Ski Tuner, Scott Fisher has been a ski enthusiast for over 50 years and an avid telemark skier for 27 years. He is a Masterfit certified bootfitter with over 15 years experience. Let him custom fit a pair of boots for you.

Owner/Manager Tracy Smith has a ski racing and tuning background, and has skied for 48 years. He is currently very active in the local Monarch Town Challenge Race Series. He has placed in the top 3 in the Alpine A League times and has won the Telemark League 7 of the past 9 years. During the ski off-season he works as a crew chief for an IMSA Prototype Lites race car team. With his mechanical expertise, he is able to troubleshoot and repair most any ski or snowboard problem.

ADDITIONAL STAFF TRAINING
Through industry clinics, and in-store training our staff is updated in the latest snow sports advances including ski, snowboard and binding technologies, tuning and waxing techniques, and boot and bootfitting developments.

EQUIPMENT
We test the bindings on our rental ski equipment every year as per the manufacturer recommendations. While this takes countless hours to perform, we feel it is very important to ensure our customers safety.