Patent ID: 7445227

Claim:
A ski with improved edging characteristics comprising a central structural core forming a bottom surface, hard lateral edges attached to each side of the central structural core and extending lengthwise of the ski and generally downward to and flush with the bottom surface of the ski, the structural core having a footbed region that supports a boot attachment mechanism, an edge attached to the ski in the vicinity of the footbed region beneath the skier's boot, on the side of the ski and in alignment with the leading and trailing portions of the lateral edge, that is adapted to extend below the bottom surface of the ski, the edge adapted to extend below the bottom surface of the ski, together with the aligned lateral edge, forming a continuous edge contour along the length of the ski, whereby the edge extending below the bottom surface of the ski beneath the skier's boot provides improved edge gripping when the ski is turned, and whereby the edge extending below the bottoms surface of the ski digs a groove into the snow surface that the aligned trailing portion of the lateral edge will fit into and track along, which increases the edging effectiveness of the ski.