Message #17057

[HighAngles]

And a cambered ski will hook up earlier than a rockered ski.

This is the real crux of the matter to me.  The video only shows 17 seconds of her skiing and I do understand that she's a good skier, but there is no "top" to any of those turns in the video (they're basically skipped).  Skis with any substantial tip rocker just completely miss the top of the turn where you should be getting "power" into the ski so that it's there by the apex.  Most skiers are just getting their edges up at the apex and laying on them hard through the bottom of the turn.  There's a big difference in technique here and the ability to get maximum performance out of a ski.

I'm not a rocker bigot or zealot - I believe that they have their place in a quiver, but they sure aren't my tools of choice for a heavy carving day.