Fibreglass Ski Bases

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Fibreglass ski bases have gone from clear ABS through plyethylene to textured bases to provide mechanical grip on snow. Some of the iterations are displayed below.

**Mohair appeared in the late 70’s and has now re-appeared (2018) on nearly all ski makes as a no-wax option** **– the step ski base did not work well – especially those with negative steps (ie. below the general base level)**

**Continuous “fishscales” over the whole ski base provided super grip but poor glide**

**Different scale shapes provided more or less grip**

**In an attempt to increase glide the scales were shallow over tip and tail but more agressive under foot**

**Finally the scales were placed only under the foot (mid-section) of the ski**

**Again … many patterns were tried to maintain grip but to improve glide**

**Different substances were also tried … this one called the Mica Base … later ones used polypropyene for grip**

**In the 80’s bases were marked for waxing ease…shorter for klisters and longer for hard waxes… a Fischer Ski above**

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