2016 Radar Lithium Vapor
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$1,490.00
$1,490.00
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People have LOVED the 2015 Radar Vapor! Its fast….tracks like no other ski on the market…and people simply love the ski and ski great on it. Go to any tournament across the world and you’ll see Vapors on the podium. So the lingering question the Radar Team faced was: “How do you take an amazing ski and make it even better?” After over 12 months of intense design and testing….the Radar team is proud to introduce the ALL NEW 2016 Radar Vapor. The new Vapor turns better, and is even more forgiving with a larger “Sweet Spot” without giving up any of the speed, stability and tracking that skiers loved in the first Vapor. So how did they accomplish this?
Heres how:
1: Bevels: Bevels along the ski were rounded…and made slightly smaller. This allows the ski to break free a bit easier in the turn..resulting in a better turning ski.
2: Tail Rocker: Rocker in the last 10” of the ski from the back heel area of the ski to the tail was added.. This allows the ski to stay more level at all times and stops the ski from “wheelieing” up in the turn resulting in more angle and speed out of the turn and improved speed at everyone point in your pass.
3: Tail Width: Radar added a little extra width under the back foot area of the ski…again this helps the ski stay more level and maintain speed and angle throughout the turn
4: Tip Sidecut: The front 1/2 of the ski is tiny bit wider with a bit more rocker….but the wide spot of the sidecut of the ski got pulled back towards center slightly. This allows you to engage the tip of the ski later which ensures a tight line at every point of your turn, more angle out of the turn and improved acceleration.
5: Tip Concave: The original Vapor was designed with a full edge to edge concave…and then the transition rails were added afterwards on the nose. For the 2016 Vapor, the R&D team wanted to maintain the same proven tunnel design of the vapor, but improve the transition smoothness on the ski and help it pull predictably on both your onside and offside turn. They were able to do this and maintain an smooth 11” radius concave in both the front and rear of the new ski. Having a smoother transition allows the tip to be less aggressive an more predictable…with all the “support” skiers loved in the original Vapor. This is all new for 2016 and the first time this has been done on a ski.
Heres how:
1: Bevels: Bevels along the ski were rounded…and made slightly smaller. This allows the ski to break free a bit easier in the turn..resulting in a better turning ski.
2: Tail Rocker: Rocker in the last 10” of the ski from the back heel area of the ski to the tail was added.. This allows the ski to stay more level at all times and stops the ski from “wheelieing” up in the turn resulting in more angle and speed out of the turn and improved speed at everyone point in your pass.
3: Tail Width: Radar added a little extra width under the back foot area of the ski…again this helps the ski stay more level and maintain speed and angle throughout the turn
4: Tip Sidecut: The front 1/2 of the ski is tiny bit wider with a bit more rocker….but the wide spot of the sidecut of the ski got pulled back towards center slightly. This allows you to engage the tip of the ski later which ensures a tight line at every point of your turn, more angle out of the turn and improved acceleration.
5: Tip Concave: The original Vapor was designed with a full edge to edge concave…and then the transition rails were added afterwards on the nose. For the 2016 Vapor, the R&D team wanted to maintain the same proven tunnel design of the vapor, but improve the transition smoothness on the ski and help it pull predictably on both your onside and offside turn. They were able to do this and maintain an smooth 11” radius concave in both the front and rear of the new ski. Having a smoother transition allows the tip to be less aggressive an more predictable…with all the “support” skiers loved in the original Vapor. This is all new for 2016 and the first time this has been done on a ski.
