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Initially designed for [[newschool skiing]] applications such as terrain parks and [[half-pipes]], twin-tips have rapidly gained popularity on other parts of the mountain as well. Powder skis, all-mountain skis, and even [[telemark skiing|telemark]] skis are all available with twin tips. |
Initially designed for [[newschool skiing]] applications such as terrain parks and [[half-pipes]], twin-tips have rapidly gained popularity on other parts of the mountain as well. Powder skis, all-mountain skis, and even [[telemark skiing|telemark]] skis are all available with twin tips. |
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The first twin-tip ski was the Olin Mark IV Comp introduced in 1974. The first company to |
The first twin-tip ski was the Olin Mark IV Comp introduced in 1974. The first company to sexcessfully market a twin-tip ski was [[Salomon Group]], with their 1080 ski in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salomonsports.com/others/aboutSalomon.aspx |title=About Salomon |publisher=[[Salomon Group]]}}{{Failed verification|date=April 2009}}</ref> [[LINE skis]] also evolved from twin tip ski boards and inspired the newschool freeskiing movement and ultimately helped give rise to independent ski companies Armada, [[4FRNT Skis|4FRNT]], and Ninthward, all of which specialized in the design of twin-tip skis. |
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A modified version of their alpine counterparts, twin-tip skis are designed to enable a skier to take off and land backward while jumping and to ski backwards (switch) down a slope. The name "twin-tip" comes from the shape of the ski. While most alpine skis have a defined, curved-up front end (or "tip") as well as a flat rear end (or "tail"), twin-tip skis have a curved-up tip and tail.
Initially designed for newschool skiing applications such as terrain parks and half-pipes, twin-tips have rapidly gained popularity on other parts of the mountain as well. Powder skis, all-mountain skis, and even telemark skis are all available with twin tips.
The first twin-tip ski was the Olin Mark IV Comp introduced in 1974. The first company to sexcessfully market a twin-tip ski was Salomon Group, with their 1080 ski in 1997.[1] LINE skis also evolved from twin tip ski boards and inspired the newschool freeskiing movement and ultimately helped give rise to independent ski companies Armada, 4FRNT, and Ninthward, all of which specialized in the design of twin-tip skis.