Everything You Need To Know About Scale-Based Skis And Boards (Traction Pattern Bases)
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- Today, we'll be taking a look at the ins and outs of our "Traction Pattern Base". These are scale-based patterns found on the bottom of our BC skis and splitboards.
We cover what they are, who they're for, the conditions they thrive in, and a few pro-tips to give you the best experience possible with our BC skis and boards.
Find more info on our blog, www.voile.com/blog/everything...
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - What Are They Made For?
01:22 - Binding Compatability Options
01:55 - Touring With Scaled Skis
02:45 - Going Downhill With Scaled Skis
03:25 - Tips and Tricks For Using Scaled Skis
05:45 - Come Demo A Pair! - Sport
V6 BC with Lynx bindings is the coolest, weirdest setup I’ve ever had. I love it.
Nice belt.
Best skis for our eastern Quebec rolling hills. Hope you will build them for a long time!!!! I sell a lot of Objective BC around here. People were mainly on Fischer Sbound and are migrating to those since they float and turn so well. You want more flotation? Ultra Vector BC or V6 BC do the job! Often, i don't even use my skins when going uphill at my local downhill ski resort unless we got 12 inch of fresh snow.
No plans on stopping😄
Great video! I love my new Objective BC skis, and now my wife wants her own as well. 😀
Glad you're both stoked on them!
You should do a video on how to wax the kick zone.
awesome vid! My wife wants to tr these out too!
tthanks forr the tips1 cant wait to get out theree and rip1
Well done! Just ordered my HyperVector BCs for some rolly polly BC AT skiing here in the Montana Bitterroots! And yes... I have skins for when the going gets steeper ;)
That's what we like to hear!
I prefer the fish scales over the integrated skins. The scales glide better and if you need to you can put a full skin on. I find that they perform almost the same as the integrated skins, I can't really tell the difference. The fish scale split boards are amazing technology. For the East this is probably how snowboarders will enjoy backcountry because we don't have a lot of terrain that is open enough for riding.
I had great success with my skins adhering fine to a revelator bc this past season, lots of very long approaches and extreme elevation gain, used a hot wax tip and tail and nothing under foot. I look at scales as more as a descent tool that ascent, but yes low angle ascents
Wonder how a dps phantom treatment would get along with the traction base. 🤔
Hi from France !
I am about to order a pair but I am afraid that the fish stuff doesn’t allow me to do some switch while telemarking ? Can you tell the feeling when doing doing switch ?
When riding switch, the scales on the traction-pattern base will slow you down significantly. If you plan on riding switch, you'll want a ski without scales.
Also, is this fish thing on every skis you do ? Because I take care of my skis myself and it look quite difficult to « repair »
The scales are only on "BC" models. If you head to our website (voile.com), you'll see that most of our skis don't have scales. Hope that helps!
Would these make a good set if you only want 1 pair of skis for rolling hill backcountry and still wanted to ski lift service resorts?
Hey there, Matt. While there's nothing saying you can't ski these in lift-serviced terrain, you'll definitely feel a difference in performance coming from a ski without scales. We've found on low-angle, groomed, trails that there's roughly a 13% reduction in downhill speed with the scaled skis when going in a straight line. That said, we're currently working on gathering more data on this and plan on releasing a video once we have definite numbers!
@@voilemfg How about for a snowboarder that's switching to skiing? I feel I likely wouldn't notice the 13% speed reduction while I'm learning the technique.
@@MrBig617 You may notice it more while you're starting out and finding yourself in low-angle (slower) terrain. Aside from the speed factor, these skis are the same as our non-scaled offerings. This setup just might work for what you're doing and we've had people in the past use these for occasional inbounds use. Our general rule of thumb is "The steeper the terrain is, the less you'll feel the differences".
I ski lift served all the time with the BC version of the V6. The only time you notice the speed difference is on low angle cat tracks. The more hard packed the snow, the more you notice the scale drag. In any kind of powder there is absolutely no difference.
Also the more you have the ski on edge, the less drag you feel. This can make turning feel faster than going straight.