As you have probably already noticed, skis are curved at the front and sometimes at the back too. Thanks to this shape, you can glide over bumps in the terrain or on the piste without sinking.

If a ski is curved more than a conventional model, it is referred to as a rocker. If this curve is in the front area of ​​the ski, it is referred to as a tip rocker, while a rocker at the back is referred to as a tail rocker. If, on the other hand, the entire ski is bent up so that no pre-tension (camber) or even negative pre-tension is visible, this is called a full rocker or reverse camber.

When choosing the right ski length, the contact points on the snow are particularly important. When choosing the size, you can therefore ride skis with a pronounced rocker larger than a comparable model without a rocker. This is why powder or deep snow skis are so much larger than other types of skis. A pronounced rocker in the powder skis ensures that the ski floats on top of waist-high snow and does not sink. A ski that rests on top implements steering impulses more effectively. On the slopes, however, it starts to flutter at high speeds, but that's another story.

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