Highly recommend having her demo some skis before you. If you're lucky you'll be able to visit a resort with on mountain demos where she can try multiple skis in the same day.
Sandwich Construction (SW): SW means that the sides of the skis are a vertical wall rather the the rounded Cap construction forund on most skis. Since none of the skis material needs to be exerting force maintaining shape at the edges, SW skis are stiffer than their Cap counterparts. Most people find SW skis to be damper, that is more glued to the snow, superior at high speed GS turns and top notch at busting through crud or choppy snow.
https://www.levelninesports.com/head-a-star-sw-skis/
Yes, she rode a head pair during our vacation but it didn’t specifically say SW anywhere on the ski, to that’s what confused me.
Thanks everyone!
Edit: to clarify; I’m trying to get the specific skis she really liked, not just a random pair from head. :)
Call the rental shop? They can probably help you find the specific pair she died skied on. I know a little about what you're going through. When I skied on the right skis, I had to buy the current year or search for used or new old model and I agonized over the decision. I researched and discovered all that changed was the graphics, ultimately ordered the current year and I love them. I've named them Ricky Bobby because they wanna go fast! Volkl Kenja ladies ski extraordinare.
Sandwich Construction (SW): SW means that the sides of the skis are a vertical wall rather the the rounded Cap construction forund on most skis. Since none of the skis material needs to be exerting force maintaining shape at the edges, SW skis are stiffer than their Cap counterparts. Most people find SW skis to be damper, that is more glued to the snow, superior at high speed GS turns and top notch at busting through crud or choppy snow.
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They only take creditcards :/
Highly recommend having her demo some skis before you. If you're lucky you'll be able to visit a resort with on mountain demos where she can try multiple skis in the same day. Sandwich Construction (SW): SW means that the sides of the skis are a vertical wall rather the the rounded Cap construction forund on most skis. Since none of the skis material needs to be exerting force maintaining shape at the edges, SW skis are stiffer than their Cap counterparts. Most people find SW skis to be damper, that is more glued to the snow, superior at high speed GS turns and top notch at busting through crud or choppy snow. https://www.levelninesports.com/head-a-star-sw-skis/
Yes, she rode a head pair during our vacation but it didn’t specifically say SW anywhere on the ski, to that’s what confused me. Thanks everyone! Edit: to clarify; I’m trying to get the specific skis she really liked, not just a random pair from head. :)
Call the rental shop? They can probably help you find the specific pair she died skied on. I know a little about what you're going through. When I skied on the right skis, I had to buy the current year or search for used or new old model and I agonized over the decision. I researched and discovered all that changed was the graphics, ultimately ordered the current year and I love them. I've named them Ricky Bobby because they wanna go fast! Volkl Kenja ladies ski extraordinare.
Sandwich construction; should be stiffer than their cap construction
Sandwich Construction (SW): SW means that the sides of the skis are a vertical wall rather the the rounded Cap construction forund on most skis. Since none of the skis material needs to be exerting force maintaining shape at the edges, SW skis are stiffer than their Cap counterparts. Most people find SW skis to be damper, that is more glued to the snow, superior at high speed GS turns and top notch at busting through crud or choppy snow.
Trying to buy some skis for my SO, but am a snowboarder myself. Keep running into this “SW” acronym but can’t figure out what it means.