Message #13263

[LivingProof]

JB,
Your friend Thor's comments provide an insight few of us experience. Can't imagine all the work that goes into preparing skis for US team. Skiing hardened courses has to dull edges very quickly. The issue I'm interested in is does the performance improvement transfer to regular snow conditions (read more soft).

In one sense, the Tri One is a no-brainer in that all the manhours of work saved pay for the tool in a very short period of time, then, the support staff gets downsized! Welcome to life in America with the technology revolution.

I would encourage you to perform "blind" testing, both  personally and with others and see if you notice a difference. For example, you could do one edge in the traditional manner, the other with the tool and swap skis during the day. It works best if the tester does not know which edge is prepared with the tool. I believe you are an honest broker when it comes to on-snow performance and look forward to reading the reviews.

I'm talking with Phil and SnowHot about an early Feb. visit ( window is 3rd to 12th ). Let me know any dates you may be available to link up for some turns.