realskiers

So let's talk about "heavy" skis. All mine qualify as "heavy", especially when compared to the Pilgrims Gary was skiing on last spring. I remember leaving JH hole last year at 5am and both Ron and Gary carried my Hart skis. Both commented they were heavy, and, they were.

But dead weight does not translate into poor skiing performance. The Hart's rocked at speed so lack of chatter is a real plus. I know the engineering concepts of inertia state that weight at the tips of skies will make them harder to turn, but weight at the center, such as heavier bindings, will have minimal impact on turning. I've never thought of skies once they were on your feet as "heavy" and we all are wearing boots which are also heavy. So I guess that to the leg muscles, just one ski does not feel heavy, after all it carries your full body weight easily.

So my question is, what's the benefit of really light skis? Just asking.