Patent ID: 7487974

Claim:
A ski skag adapted to be attached to a bottom surface of a ski to be ridden on a snow surface, the bottom surface extending from a first side edge to a second side edge, the ski skag comprising: a first longitudinal rail extending down from the bottom surface of the ski, the first longitudinal rail forming a rigid bar for projecting from the bottom surface of the ski into the snow; the first longitudinal rail located proximate the first side edge of the ski, the first longitudinal rail having a forward end and an aft end with a first lowermost surface extending along a substantial portion of the first longitudinal rail between the forward end and the aft end; and a second longitudinal rail extending down from the bottom surface of the ski; the second longitudinal rail forming a rigid bar for projecting from the bottom surface of the ski into the snow, the second longitudinal rail having a forward end and an aft end with a second lowermost surface extending along a substantial portion of the second longitudinal rail between the forward end and the aft end; wherein said first and second rails are fixedly coupled to the ski and laterally spaced from each other by a spaced apart region, the forward end of the first rail is positioned farther forward on the ski than the forward end of the second rail, and the aft end of the second rail is positioned farther aft than the aft end of the first rail such that the first and second rails are substantially staggered with respect to each other to permit snow to escape from under the ski without becoming trapped within the spaced apart region located between the rails, wherein the lowermost surfaces of the first and second rails are substantially coplanar and are offset from the bottom surface of the ski.