OGSO Whymper 80 23/24 Freeski
Whymper is a MEDIUMLIGHT, ALL-MOUNTAIN TOURING ski that’s designed for awesome days in the backcountry, resort skiing with family and friends, and jetting off-piste for fun between the trees.
If you divide your time fairly evenly between touring and resort skiing and are looking for a ski that has the versatility to carve groomers and charge the backcountry, then Whymper is the ski for you.
SUPER ROCKER design features a long, high nose and tail that floats effortlessly in powder so you can lean forward and stay balanced in deep pow. NO MORE LEANING BACK! It also initiates smooth, easy turns making it extremely versatile in all snow conditions for a forgiving, confident ride. FIBERGLASS/POPLAR MEDIUMLIGHT CONSTRUCTION makes this a solid and responsive touring ski. Carbon X-band is an innovative new technology developed by OGSO that transfers the skier’s energy through the ski to provide torsional stiffness, immediate response and make the ski extremely reactive. Vibration reducer band made from aramid, basalt and carbon is an innovative new technology developed by OGSO that gives a solid, quiet feel. Ultra-high molecular speed base made from sintered polyethylene provides fast glide and outstanding durability. Short camber makes this ski extremely agile and very forgiving for fun, short-turn carving.
OGSOs Vision & Mission All OGSO-skis are constructed to perform at absolute highest levels offpiste and they also do on on-piste. They come in dfferent widths and different weights, composed with the newest and innovative materials. OGSO’s achievement is the creation of a versatile ski. All our ski are shaped to be multiuse = all in one. A ski that allows to be effective in all snow types: powder, crud, crust, slush, choppy, tracked, concrete, packed, ice and in each mode: fast, slow, steep, bumpy, or flat.
Core: FSC certified Poplar Woodcore
Vibration & Cracking Reducer: Aramid Fiber + Carbon Fiber + Basalt Fiber
Lower Middle Ski Power Sheet Fiberglass
Torsion Stabilizer Cross-Band: Carbon Fiber + Fiberglass
Upper Middle Ski Power Sheet Fiberglass
3-Axial Fiber Glass
Ultimate Speed Base Hard Polyethylene
Phenol Reinforcement for binding
3 Axial Fiberglass reinforcement for binding
Side Wall ABS
Rubber Foil DampeningRace Edge Stainless Steel
Race Edge Stainless Steel
Heel Shock Absorber
Super Rocker Medium Light
Brand No.: Whymper80ML2022
| Lenght (cm) | Radius (m) | Sidecut (mm) | Weight/ pair |
|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | 14 | 113 - 80 - 99 | 3010g |
| 164 | 15 | 117 - 82 - 102 | 3300g |
| 172 | 16 | 121 - 84 - 105 | 3500g |
| 180 | 18 | 123 - 86 - 107 | 3700g |
| 188 | 20 | 125 - 88 - 108 | 3900g |
A solid, fun downhill ski that enables you to surf and shred any terrain in all snow conditions. Including frontside resort skiing, slackcountry and big mountain steeps. Our SUPER ROCKER shape enables you to make smooth, relaxed, surfy turns for an exceptional, all-terrain experience. Easy turn initiation and tail release make on-piste carving easy, yet once you pressure the edges the short camber provides edge hold for precise, controlled, fun skiing. SR ML skis are the true one-ski quiver designed for skiers of all ability levels who want to ski effortlessly through difficult and technical terrain, smash hot laps at their favorite resort, and head into the alpine for untracked pillow lines and blower pow turns.
SUPERROCKER FIBER GLASS MEDIUM LIGHT TECHNOLOGY
THE SUPER ROCKER has less surface that is in contact with the snow and therefore it facilitates turns and permits you to pivot. The ski in combination of the MEDIUM LIGHT GLASSFIBER CONSTRUCTION is solid and dominating and permits you to shred trough any snow conditions. Turns come effortlessly and secure. The short surface contact makes the ski vivid and agile. The FIRM-FLEX has been engineered to accentuate the super rocker short and flat camber, you can give maximum pressure under your foot instantly to the snow. The ski is made for any skier that wants to enjoy the art of effortless fun. The super rocker has an early and proportional high front rise that reduces the risk that the tip plunges in the snow, thus permitting you to ski always relaxed at midpoint CONSTRUCTED with two layers of Fiberglass on top a poplar wood core and underneath two layers of Fiberglass. Strengthened in the upper middle and below the foot by additional phenol-plates inlayed to reinforce the screws of the bindings, an X-tape of newest carbon fiber and a ribbon of carbon-kevlar in the tip. Manufactured where all fiber layers, above and below, completely traverse the ski covering the sidewalls, this technic adds a lot of strength.
Whymper Couloir - French Alps Chamix
The ascent starts either with a climb from the bottom of the Valle Blanche all the way up to the Aiguille Verte, or you take the train from Chamonix to Montenvers and start from here or you take the cable car up to l’Aiguille du Midi and ski + climb to the Couvercle hut, you can also reach the Whymper couloir on the north face of couturier, Nant Blanc. The ski descent starts either from the summit of Aiguille Verte or directly above the Whymper couloir. The descent ends either at Montenvers or at the bottom of the Valle Blanche in Chamonix.
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