FWIW, I do a .75 and 3 on frontside skis up to 88, 1 and 2 for 99-105ish, and 1.5 and 3 for dedicated 115+ powder skis. PNW... pretty much every condition known to man week by week, day by day, sometimes hour to hour.
I have no idea, but I did Re-Tune these!Does anyone know what the Fischers are tuned to out of the wrapper? I do know they are notoriously well tuned from the factory.
Does anyone know what the Fischers are tuned to out of the wrapper? I do know they are notoriously well tuned from the factory.
My Fischer Ranger 102fr came out of the wrapper also at 1/3 with the best grind on the base I had seen on any of my recent skis.
I typically run 1/3 on everything, but recently I have stuck a 1/2 on the Renoune Endurance 98s and Icelantic Pioneer 109 I have.. no particular reason except that's what the Endurances came with and I didn't swap file guides when I was doing edges on the Pioneers last year.
NO!So is there a downside to a 3* side edge?
1/3Does anyone know what the Fischers are tuned to out of the wrapper? I do know they are notoriously well tuned from the factory.
There is no difference in going from a 2 to a 3 or a 3 back to a 2. Same!Start with 1/2. If you need a bit more, then 1/3. It's easier to go from 2 to 3 than 3 to 2 if you don't like 3.
Most skiers skid their turns at least to some degree and that is why if you have a ski shop sharpen your skis and you do not specify edge angles then in most cases you will get a 1/1.
I only ski in the west (rarely on the west coast) and all my skis are 1/2. If I ever encounter eastern conditions that would require 1/3, then I just call it quits and go home. (a patch of ice on a run doesn't count). So, yes I am a snow quality snob
As long as the ski is turning when and where I want to go, I don't care about skids. I also believe that most of a ski's grip charictaristics come from its construction and shape, not edge angle.
Old wives tale...Not True! NO empirical evidence to back this up! No downside to a 3 degree. All my skis are tuned to a 3 including my Enforcer 100's except my slaloms are 4 degrees!It lasts slightly less then 2deg but that's so not an issue for me, that I never bother with this "downside".
3 lasts less than 2, according to my favorite tune shop.
Came upon this looking for some other info. I was surprised my Ranger 115 XTi came 1/3, but never had confirmation from another source that Fischer would put that tune on such wide skis.My Fischer Ranger 102fr came out of the wrapper also at 1/3 with the best grind on the base I had seen on any of my recent skis.
Actually it easier the reverse of what you say, just do a light pass with with a 2 setting, don’t need to bring the entire vertical to 2 just enough that the edge itself is 2.Start with 1/2. If you need a bit more, then 1/3. It's easier to go from 2 to 3 than 3 to 2 if you don't like 3.