re: tsproul's analogy... cars/trucks/motos/etc also have shock absorbers, which are charged with keeping the spring from oscillating. the leaf spring on a truck, minus shocks (or with underdamped shocks) will just keep oscillating no matter how strong/stiff it is... anyone who rides motorcycles and who has blown a shock will tell you that without the shock portion it's nearly unrideable.
not to rain on the parade, but it's more complex than just the stiffness of the springs. in skis there is both a spring and a shock...built into one. it sounds like what dps is going for is a stiff ski (spring) that's still damp (adequate shock absorption/control of oscillation).
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