realskiers

Interesting information/subject, and generated a rocker question in my mind.

In your case where the Bent Chetlers have a 40mm front rocker, but the last 15mm of that is only 7-8 mm off of a hard surface, how does that ski on groomed slopes.  Seems like the running length of the ski would change as you tipped them. Or, even on a groomed surface I imagine that your running length might be 15 cm longer because most Western groomed slopes are soft enough for the skis to sink in 1/4" and it wouldn't take much before the 7-8 mm rise would be in contact with the snow (1" = 25.4mm, so 7mm is less than a 1/4").

I guess my question is whether or not you feel the rocker come into contact with the snow as you edge.  Obviously, the behavior on soft surfaces is really what the rocker is aimed at - and hence my skepticism about K2's rocker for on and off-piste.