I was wondering if anyone has done anything to the precision skis yet? I got a brainwave this morning while doing some work and I'm seriously thinking about taking the router to my precision ski soles. Anyone else who has ridden them will tell you how terrible they are in the fluff, they have no bite. I'm considering taking some of the angle out of the inner concave, making it less concaved and more simmon's like, feel the ski would have more bite and possibly take out some of the blade sides on the outside to build a lip. This is all just a tought in my ind, I'm 3 hours away from my sled and haven't looked at the skis to see if it's even possible, just a passing thought, anyone think this has potential? I'm dissappointed with their deeper snow performance, glad I kept a set of flex ski's laying around, they a better ski for that by a long shot

Just purchased two sets of Simmon Skis for the wife and me. TRied them out last week end and they are to die for. Like having a totally different sled. I would not grind out your skis unless you plan to polish out the area . I think it would cause a lot of drag....my .02 cents worth..Buy Simmons..... SWRules

Sounds like your about to make a $300.00 mistake!
Why dont they turn good in deep snow? Mine work flawlessly! Maybe you need more ski pressure? Try different adjustments or sell them for something else but dont grind those works of art! :(

I've found that in the sugary stuff we're having this year they slice under. It's typical of what I've heard from guys on a similar site, try pushing these skis hard in snow that's over 3 feet deep and you'll see what I mean, they slice under and just plow until you grab a somewhat solid base. I'd absolutely love to grab a set of simmon's, but the budget won't allow right now. Setup will not make much of a diff, throw more weight on the front end and the precisions dart , I've always found that Doo puts a touch too much preload on the front end from the factory. I know this sounds like quite a idiotic question, grinding a pair of skis worth that much, but for as long as i've had these ski's (2 seasons) I honestly have not been impressed with them when you push them, flex ski's were a better agressive ski IMO

Rotaxkid,i thought i was the only one unhappy with percision ski's,for the exact reasons you discribe.My first conclusion was that with 4 runners the PSI was less than with 2.But when turning the outside of the outside ski actualy lifts so the PSI theory may be wrong.If you find a solution let me know,the price of flex ski's has gone way up! :angry:

Hmmmm, that might be an idea. I don't like them in real loose stuff either, they push bad, and have been in the weeds twice because of it. You mean more of a square edge on the inside, instead of the slope to the carbide right?

Yeah, here's what my plan is to try..
On the inside, I want to reduce the concave, build closer to a 90 deg angle instead of the constant curve. I'm thinking on trying this first, if it works well, I'd consider trying to carve a lip on the outside of the keels to reduce slicing under. I'll try it, as long as I feel there's enough plastic there to keep running. I'm glad I'm not the only one dissappointed in the fluff with these boards

I'll have a look at mine and see how it looks, not a bad idea, be nice if it works!

I have reached the conclusion that the precision skis are desingned for hard packed groomed trails which is where %95 of my riding takes place but the %5 of the time when I am riding in deep powder I have to take it easy ... they don't side hill worth beans. You notice that Bombardier does not sell any of it's mountain sleds with the precision skis for this same reason. To me this comprimise is worth it when it allows me to snug up to the trees without worring too much about darting into them or the guy that is passing me going the other way at warp factor nine.

I am interested in Trying those new "shaper" carbides by studboy to see if they help. They have a figure 8 profile straight on that allows them to bite down into snow and I am wondering if they will help this.

They were outlawed on the Canadian snow cross circuit this year and apparently shorten the turn radius up by a couple of feet! Only catch is they are $110 cad a pair instead of $70!

Rotaxkid, I see what you mean! I was in 2' of powder this weekend climbing monster hills and the heavy triple was a bear to turn and side hill, it was easier with the flex skis. Let us all know if your plan works.....