Talk:Twin-tip ski

NPOV

I've nominated this article to be checked for neutrality. It appears to be highly biased against snowboarders and non-newschool skiers. -Searles2sels (PJ) 06:41, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

I dont think it should be nominated!!!!!!! nothing is wrong with having prefrances 216.195.213.242 16:55, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Recent sales trends in both the ski and snowboard industries demonstrate that this is not a bias, but fact. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.37.191.189 (talk) 17:36, 28 February 2007‎ (UTC)

It's not biased because of facts about sales trends, and you're right, nothing is wrong with having preferences, however the article is written from the view of someone who views skiing, and specifically newschool, as better than the rest. While one may or may not agree that that is true, as an encyclopedic article, it shouldn't be biased at all. Searles2sels (PJ) 19:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

also, if in fact those sales trends are true, show a source. Searles2sels (PJ) 19:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Invention

in the swedish Twintip article, it says Jon Olsson invented the ski at the end of 1990s —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.233.191.18 (talk) 19:15, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

History

It might be worth putting "the Olin Mark IV Comp introduced in 1974" into context. Back then there was a whole hippy aesthetic that treated skiing as a graceful art - 'hot-dogging' and 'ski ballet'. 1-leg turns, legs-crossed, backwards, 360s and tip-tail spins, choreographed to cheesy music ! I'm sure there's plenty of BetaMax clips on YouTube ... I believe FIS discontinued it as not 'macho' enough. Google "Suzy Chaffee" ! --195.137.93.171 (talk) 22:39, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Looking at photos, the Olin's do not have much tail-lift at all. I rescued a pair of metal Head Ballet skis from a rubbish dump that are more tail-tipped. Not sure of the date, though - 78 ? --195.137.93.171 (talk) 22:46, 30 January 2012 (UTC)