RAMP

Ski: Ramp Frenzy, 179cm.

 

Location: Deer Valley, UT

 

Conditions: Many wind blown areas, 20-30 degrees F. 4-6 inches of wet snow two days prior, wet especially at lower elevations, causing the snow to become even softer once in sunlight. With higher edge degrees and edge angles, the chances of loosing your downhill edge and "hipping out" becomes greater as there is nothing to "hang onto." The snow simply falls away. So, it forces one to bend his knees to a great angle, lowering his center of gravit...

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Hello, Friends of RAMP, this is Kilch, President and CESnow. 

 

We just got back form a long road trip doing more magazine tests, music events, and resort shop demos, a great trip overall. We still have the SKIING magazine test next week at Loveland, Colorado.  Really Fun Stuff.

 

I came back to our factory, which is busy with making the first snowboards. We even had Lindsey Jacobellis mold one. She’s working hard on knee rehab to be ready to dominate at the Olympics while not molding. We’re making ...

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No secret that RAMP is located in Park City, Utah. So it should come as no surprise to you this is where I make my home as well. Here is Utah we pride ourselves in offering "the greatest snow on earth." So because 90% of the time we are skiing on soft snow, the Groundhog makes a great ski for this area.

 

I'm going to be talking specifically about the 179cm Groundhog in this review. The ski specs out at 137-100-123, and the radius is 19.39m. It employes the 50%-50% camber and of course a vertical ...

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