Glossary
Diverging Skis
Glossary
Diverging Skis
Diverging skis
When skis diverge, the tips are spread further apart than the tails. Think of a snow plow reversed. It's sometimes seen at the beginning of a turn, used to compensate for the inside ski not carving as quickly as the outside ski when placed on a lesser edge angle. More commonly, it's used at the end of a turn, in the form of a skating step, when trying to generate a bit of extra speed.