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Not just a dreamy pow day ski company anymore, DPS is making a serious push to take over the frontside category with skis like the DPS Uschi F87 C2 Skis. The 87 mm waist is perfect for ripping clean turns on the groomed, and doesn't leave you totally floundering when you happen to get a nice storm overnight. The Foundation build is actually a better choice than the lighter and more expensive Alchemist option for a dedicated lift-served ski, as it is damper and smoother feeling.
Rocker / Camber
Flex Patterns – It took over 25 flex pattern iterations to get to the special goodness that is found in a C2 chassis ski. The tip is just aggressive enough, but nimble to handle crud and moguls. The middle is firm, and the tail is weighted to thread a precise needle between an ultra- easy exit and energetic propulsion into the next turn.
C2 Chassis – C2 sidecuts feature a blend of strategically placed radii that make the ski aggressive at the top of the turn, but also incredibly friendly when the ski is off-edge and drifting in mixed snow. That, coupled with varying radii in the tail section, make a C2 ski more friendly off-edge than anything DPS has built to-date in the sub-20m sidecut category. Further, these skis feature relatively high taper angles, which means the ski pulls you deeply into the turn with an immediate, responsive feel.
Foundation Core | Bi-Phase Bamboo + Poplar – Foundation is a completely reimagined and rebuilt construction category that represents a futuristic approach to ski design. Every model in the Foundation series shares DPS Chassis DNA shaping that yields design and performance consistency from shape-to shape and length-to-length. Foundation employs the absolute best-in-class components from start-to-finish, with top-notch durability. On-snow feel is a wonderful blend of power and dampness that is readily accessible to a wide range of skier profiles.
Unidirectional Carbon
Triaxial Fiberglass Laminates
Ultra-Durable Textured Polyamide Topsheet
UHMW Sidewalls
High Graphite World Cup Race Bases
Wide Profile Rockwell 48c Steel Edges
Mounting Points – Cassiar and Uschi designs are centered around a prescribed mounting point in relationship to the overall ski length. It's more forward than older generation footprints. This keeps your center of mass moving constantly forward in mixed snow and terrain more so than in traditional carving and racing skis. You stand in an incredibly balanced position that also sits in concert with the flex pattern and sidecut. The result is a more neutral and poised stance that reinforces and stokes smoothness for athletic skiing to shine.
We recommend a brake width equal to or at most 15 mm wider than the ski waist width.
Size (cm) | 150 | 157 | 165 | 171 |
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Tip Width (mm) | 118 | 120 | 122 | 123 |
Waist Width (mm) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
Tail Width (mm) | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 |
Turning Radius (m) | 16.5 | 17 | 17 | 17.5 |
Indiv. Ski Weight (g) | 1435 | 1565 | 1570 | 1685 |