Patent ID: 7111864

Claim:
A carving ski or other device for sliding on snow, said device comprising: a front zone, a central zone, a rear zone, and a base running face having an outer perimeter, said base running face extending over said front, central and rear zones, and said base running face being waisted in the longitudinal direction, wherein in the front and/or in the rear zone of said base running face, said base running face is overlaid by at least one additional running-face segment having at least two edges generally extending in the longitudinal direction such that at least portions of both edges of said overlying running-face segment are located inward of the outer perimeter, and said overlying running-face segment(s) is/are each of runner-like construction or are running-face strips inserted separately in the base running face, wherein the front running-face strips in the front zone and the rear running-face strips in the rear zone of the device for sliding on snow are movable out to a greater or lesser extent beyond the base running face by means of adjusting screws operable from the top face of the device for sliding on snow.