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jim-ratliff

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Re: sks- actual vs published dims
« on: October 08, 2010, 08:44:39 am »
Measured my Ullr's Chariots now that i have them.  Overall length is 179 (called a 178).  Running surface is 1490.
Very similar running surface to Watea, almost all of the extra length is in the twin tip tail.


One of the things I have been unable to put in context was the published weight of the Ullr's Chariot, because one of the things I liked about the Watea 84 was it's light weight when carrying it or when they're hanging off my legs on the lift.? In fact, the Watea's are, if I remember correctly, lighter feeling than my SS Magnums .? So, thanks to Ron's initiative, I took the bindings off my Wateas to weigh them.? Railflex plates were still on, so not exactly an apples to apples comparison.? Also measured the running length of the Watea 176's to compare to the shorter running length of the UC.
Conclusions: The UC is 20% wider than the Watea at the waist, but only 12-15% wider at the tip and tail.? But even with the extra width, the weight is only about 10% greater, so not a relatively heavy ski.
The running surface of the UC is about 1.5 inches less than the 84.

176 Watea 84: 4100 grams -- 126-84-112 (18m TR) --? 1499 mm running length (176cm actual length)

178 Ullr's Chariot: 4500 grams -- 145-101-131 (15m TR) -- 1460 running length from JB re email from Dave @SkiLogik
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