New gear for the slopes
Keen skiers have the chance to see the latest ski equipment on the New Zealand market at the Martini Snow Show to be held in the Christchurch Town Hall tomorrow.
The show offers a full day’s entertainment, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Skis, boots, bindings and all the accessories will be displayed in conjunction with films and a fashion parade by Jazzergetics.
Visitors can also test out the Look Ski Deck. The skier stands on a revolving carpet which is tilted to give either a steep dr gentle slope depending on the skiers ability. Technical demonstrations will be performed by Stu Buxton, a member of the New Zealand Ski Instructors Alliance and Examiners Alliance. After this, skis will be made available to the public to try out this different slant to traditional ski slopes.
A former New Zealand freestyle champion, Geoff Hunt, will also perform some exciting manoeuvres
from the world of freestyle skiing. The adventure skiing continues in a series of films featuring the world’s best ski acrobats — the Volvo Ski team.
The films, which feature the ski team in Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand, will be screened continuously. The Sundance Company, which promotes the snow shows, is presently negotiating to bring this international “circus on snow” to New Zealand this winter, with Mount Hutt or Turoa the possible venues. Experienced skiers will be interested in the new equipment for cross-country downhill skiing. Many alpine skiers are finding new freedom and challenges in this aspect of skiing. In the South Island, at least three companies are promoting this sport at Craigieburn, Lake Tekapo and Cardrona. The Karhu ski, which is specifically for cross-coun-try skiing, will be on display at the show. The big breakthrough in the Karhu ski has been the manufacture of a base which blends an elastic polymer with a fibrous surface making waxing obsolete. This temperature sensitive material expands and contracts with differing snow temperatures. There are also the Swiss Authier skis which are now available in New Zealand. The Authier skis have been made in Switzerland for more than 50 years but it is only recently that the factory expanded to cope with overseas demand for these handcrafted skis.
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Press, 6 May 1983, Page 9
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