Patent ID: 7192048

Claim:
A ski ( 1 ) comprising at least one raising zone ( 5 ), for raising a binding, said at least one raising zone formed by a thickening of the structure of the ski thereby forming a protuberance in an underfoot zone ( 2 ) of the ski, wherein the at least one raising zone comprises an insert, an upper face, a plurality of lateral faces, and a plurality of edges, said insert ( 12 ) arranged over at least a fraction of the length of each lateral face of said plurality of lateral faces, said insert ( 12 ) being located between said upper face ( 6 ) of the at least one raising zone ( 5 ) and said plurality of edges ( 9 ), and wherein an outer face ( 14 ) of said insert ( 12 ) is flush on a lateral face ( 11 ) of said plurality of lateral faces of the ski; a core having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion extending into said at least one raising zone to said upper face and said lower portion extending below said at least one raising zone to a sole of the ski, said upper portion and said lower portion being two portions of a single molded piece; and wherein said insert is formed integral to said core, said insert being located between said upper portion and said lower portion and wherein an extent of said insert located closest to said sole is separated from said sole by a distance greater than a thickness of the ski in a tip zone and a heel zone of the ski.