Patent ID: 7195254

Claim:
A snowmobile ski comprising: an elongate ski element having a tip and a tail defining a length therebetween, top and bottom surfaces, first and second lateral edges extending longitudinally between the tip and the tail defining a width therebetween; at least one lateral extension element detachably secured to the ski, the lateral extension element having a bottom surface configured to extend the bottom surface of the ski element beyond one the lateral edges thereof so as to increase the width of the ski element, the lateral extension element defining a maximum width increase by which the lateral extension element increases the width of the ski element, the lateral extension element defining at each point along a longitudinal length of the lateral extension element a downward extension distance by which the lateral extension element extends downwardly below the bottom surface of the ski element; wherein over a majority of the longitudinal length of the lateral extension element, the downward extension distance is less than the maximum width increase by which the lateral extension element increases the width of the ski element; and at least one fastener releasably securing the at least one lateral extension element to the ski.