An Ode to Skinny Skis

Much has been made lately of ski widths. After years of progression, where the profiles of our two planks have gone from straight, to hourglass, and finally to ultra-wide and rockered, we have arrived at the present day–a futuristic time where ski technology has reached a zenith. But that suite of innovation has also been pressed mercilessly into pushing the fatty into every use case in skiing. An arms race of sorts has ensued, with makers now touting their beefy 100mm-plus options as &lsq