The Upcoming 2010 Season will ROCK

By ROCK, I mean of course that ROCKer technology is officially legitimate. It has previously been a technology greeted by skepticism-if not sheer disregard-at how such a thing as reverse camber could possibly make skiing better. The practicality of a ski like the K2 Pontoon has been scrutinized in a one-quiver-makes-right market. Then manufacturers began tweaking rocker technology to cater to all varieties of skiing. Is it practical to get a pair of Salomon Czars when you do all of your skiing in the Midwest? Of course not. Until very recently, the decision that a rockered ski doesn’t suite all conditions riding was an open-and-shut case for passing it by in favor of a traditionally cambered on-piste stick. Not anymore.

With new skis like the K2 obSETHED, Salomon Shogun, Rossignol S3 Koopman, and the completely revamped Volkl Gotama, the rocker phenomenon has transpired into a genuine construction feature sought after even by traditional skiers. Deep powder days are the stuff of tall tales, clinking beer glasses, and snow soaked clothing. Manufacturers have finally realized humanity’s genetic disposition towards whittling snow off the side of mountains. Why not just make us happy and build a ski that does it the best? So they did. The days of leaning back on your skis in deep snow to compensate your balance and that almost masochistic assault on your quads is a thing of the past. Rocker technology puts you on the top of the snow, allows your knees to stay over your toes, and assists in catch-free turns when the ski is on edge. In the end you’re making more turns with less effort-and let’s not kid ourselves my ego-conscious reader-that’s what technology is all about. Don’t be that crazy dude still clutching a thin pair of 210cm 2x4’s and proselytizing against change. Go rocker and just do what feels good. Come in to Aspen Ski and Board to satisfy your rocker curiosity by letting one of our experts answer all your questions!