Glacier Opening and Ski Absolute

**Tom from Austria** · 10-16-2019, 01:21 PM

Austrian glaciers started the new season October 12,
with temperatures up to 13° centigrade at 3,000 meters.
But the new snow off-piste was promising for the sharpest freeride ski ever - the Ski Absolute.

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**SteveUrkel** · 10-16-2019, 01:24 PM

First!

**muted** · 10-16-2019, 02:23 PM

So, where is this ski you are talking about?

**Tom from Austria** · 10-16-2019, 02:37 PM

Oh, I forgot to post the Kaprun video

**Tom from Austria** · 10-17-2019, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by muted

So, where is this ski you are talking about?

Here

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**tetzen** · 10-17-2019, 12:10 PM

How can I order one of these?

**muted** · 10-17-2019, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by Tom from Austria

Here

Oh, that thing. Got it. I thought someone had broken their ski in half and left it sticking up in the snow.

**waxloaf** · 10-17-2019, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by tetzen

How can I order one of these?

Definitely need at least two

**muted** · 10-17-2019, 12:40 PM

i think we should do a group buy and everyone can try it out at BBI's and weekends. Shipping should be fairly cheap, looking at it.

**Harry** · 10-17-2019, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by tetzen

How can I order one of these?

Here is the website:
www.raxski.com

Discount code for 25 percent off (established mags with 1,000+ posts only) is TGRJONG2020. (Note: don't post this discount code on the Internet)

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**Tom from Austria** · 10-17-2019, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by muted

Oh, that thing. ....

It`s even much worse, muted!!
Someone hadn`t just broken the ski. No, he even mounted fins at the rear of the ski.

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Yeah, "that thing" got rear fins like an airplane, a wind surfer, a speed boat or a water ski.
Metallic fins carve the snow/ice surface and perform turns you have been just dreaming of.

**Tom from Austria** · 10-17-2019, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by md657c

If you've hit your head on a rock. Hard.

Somehow, I don`t understand what you are saying.
"Turns you have been just dreaming of" may look like[

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**Norseman** · 10-17-2019, 03:20 PM

Do I have to wear rear-entries to ski RAX?

**plugboots** · 10-17-2019, 03:30 PM

It’s Tom from Austria not Tom from Greece.

**Tom from Austria** · 10-17-2019, 03:33 PM

Norseman was asking:
"Do I have to wear rear-entries to ski RAX?"

No, there is no compulsory dress code for Rax riders!

**muted** · 10-17-2019, 06:13 PM

How do you tune them?

**tino_** · 10-17-2019, 06:38 PM

Any chance you'll release a twin-tip model? I think the fin stabilization would really help me improve my switch skiing

**fatnslow** · 10-17-2019, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by Tom from Austria

Somehow, I don`t understand what you are saying.
"Turns you have been just dreaming of" may look like[

Those boots look like rear entry Nordicas from about 1982.

**retardconcrete** · 10-17-2019, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by muted

How do you tune them?

first you need a dumpster and then gasoline

**Toadman** · 10-17-2019, 10:05 PM

I feel the thread title is misleading. I thought this was about a new Absolute Vodka born of glacier water. I'm kind of bummed...But those "skis", so intriguing!

**teamdirt** · 10-17-2019, 10:12 PM

who's ready to RAX the Lhoste with me? its all the rage and I need a dedicated team!! Lets take these next level!!

**SkiBall** · 10-17-2019, 10:32 PM

Hey, if he is having fun with them, rock on. If you're spamming them, walk on.

**mrswhyturn** · 10-17-2019, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by Tom from Austria

Austrian glaciers started the new season October 12,
with temperatures up to 13° centigrade at 3,000 meters.
But the new snow off-piste was promising for the sharpest freeride ski ever - the Ski Absolute.

That view is incredible!!

**Tom from Austria** · 10-18-2019, 03:14 AM

Originally Posted by tino_

Any chance you'll release a twin-tip model?...

No there will be no twin-tip Rax Ski, as there is no "twin-tip airplane", no such ship, boat or missile,
no symmetrical spear or shooting gun...even not a symmetrical horse.
With "twin-tip symmetry" you are just losing all advantages the physics can offer.