Mononose conversion for twinskis

Abstract

A mononose structure converts a pair of conventional skis into a twinski. The mononose structure is a tip which includes, a trailing portion of essentially the total width selected for the width of the twinski and a leading portion converging forwardly in a curved nose; a right-hand pocket to hold a conventional ski placed therein and a left-hand pocket to hold a conventional ski placed therein, the two pockets being separated by a central bridge section, and means cooperating with and associated with the mononose and with the pair of conventional skis for clamping the tips of conventional skis rigidly thereto. This provides the forward end of a twinski having an upwardly curved tip and bifurcated tail sections separated by a longitudinal slot. The rear ends of the conventional skis are tied together by tail bridge means at the tails of each of the conventional skis. This tail bridge means adjustably and floatingly holds the tails of the conventional skis in a predetermined, spaced-apart relation so that the lateral spacings are predetermined, but yet the tails are permitted to move vertically. The twinski thus provided has extremely good maneuverability, good pivot turnability, controlled turns at substantially all speeds, good support on powder snow and excellent manoeuverability in both packed and corn snow. The four edges provide greater control and the interconnected tail section work independently.

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