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THE OGRES ARE ONLY FOR THE BRAVE !!!

As promised FAT SKIS and SUPER FAT SKIS or POWDER SKIS for the experts that must have more F U N.

I am an expert skier with great instinct to what makes skis perform.   I also have the ability to prototype skis and adjust the design for different performance, without committee approval.  These skis are made for the advanced and expert skiers that have a quiver of skis for different snow conditions.
   
I have made molds for seven different FAT SKIS and SUPER FAT SKIS or call them POWDER SKIS, and can custom the flex for the skier if necessary.    A brief description accompanies each Ogre to help you decide what is the right  SKI  for you. 

My Ogres are made with top quality materials that are available to the small manufacturer.  The topsheet is as durable as the base material that is 4001 grade p-tex and can be repaired in the same fashion.   I hand make each core for my skis.   The edges are hardened to Rockwell 48 and sand blasted and finished for durable wear.

All you have to do is decide which performance you are seeking for your particular needs.  


Ogre  I -   183.5cm   
Dimensions:  164 X 154.5 X 122.5 X 142 X145mm
Radius 22.13 meter, Bottom surface area 2,540cm2

The Ogre I has all around good performance in powder both shallow or deep, good in the trees, pivots easily, has anti-dive tip, slight early rise, a graduated tip flex, 2mm camber, firm tail for power and braking, good in heavy spring snow, and loves packed powder and curduroy, and handles groomed outruns well.  Doesn't like ice.   If under 150# ask me for a softer flex. Recommend 1/2" offset to inside edge.
Athletic advanced or expert ski.

color -  new skis are in red topsheet and black bases, FLAT, IN STOCK

$620.00
CLOSE OUT PRICE  $350.00
Great performance but discontinuing this model   

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Ogre II  -  184cm
Dimensions:  180.5 X 171.5 X 123 X 143.5 X 146mm
Radius  18 meter,  Bottom surface area 2,630cm2

The Ogre II has a good all-around performance in powder, prefers deeper, (over 6"), good in trees, pivots easily, turns a bit quicker than Ogre I, and planes up quicker than Ogre I.  Has anti-dive large surface area tip with a slight early rise.  Also graduated tip flex, firm tail for power and braking and loves packed powder, curduroy, and handles groomed outruns well, but doesn't like ice.

color - new skis are black topsheet and red base, FLAT

$620.00
OFF SEASON SALE  $390.00 

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Ogre III  -  186.5cm
Dimensions -  184.5 X 177 X 141 X 154 X 155.5mm
Radius  -  25.3 meters,  Bottom surface area 2,900cm2

This puppy loves deep powder.  Good in the trees and well suited for heavier skiers, 200# on up.  Pivots very easily, has anti-dive tip with slight early rise and graduated tip flex, with a firm tail for power and stability.  Mainly for deep powder days only, with short outruns back to the lifts or cat pickup zone.  Doesn't much like groomers, hates ice.

color - I have one pair in maroon and black available, FLAT.
$620.00
OFF SEASON SALE     $390.00 

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Ogre IV - 202.5cm
Dimensions - 133 X 126.5 X 92.5 X 113 X 113mm
Radius - 28.74 meters,  Bottom surface area  2,155cm2

The Ogre IV is a mid fat cruiser ski.   It likes cruising groomers, packed powder, and curduroy at speed.  This ski is for experts or very athletic advanced skiers looking to move up to expert.  It has a semi-graduated tip flex for forgiveness with a firm tail for power and favors a more tail-weighted skiing style.

color - topsheet black, base orange or red, FLAT
YOU WILL LOVE THE PERFORMANCE BUT DISCONTINUING

$675.00
CLOSE OUT SALE  $350 
 

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Ogre V - 204.5cm
Dimensions - 155.5 X 148 X 115.5 X 137 X 138.5mm
Radius - 29 meters,  Bottom surface area  2,680cm2

Ogre V is a high speed cruising ski for powder, mostly wide-open glades, bowls, and shallow or deep powder.  Very stable at speed, more for carving turns than buttering.  It has an anti-dive, slightly early rise tip with graduated tip flex and firm tail.  It likes curduroy, packed powder if not too steep and handles groomed outuns well.   Advanced athletic or experts not afraid of speed will love this ski.  Recommend offsetting bindings 10mm to the inside edge.

color - there is one pair of black and orange, FLAT
DISCONTINUING THIS MODEL only because we can't provide all models.

$675.00
CLOSE OUT SALE  $375.00 

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Ogre VI - 204.5cm
Dimensions - 174 X 165 X 124.5 X 145.5 148.5mm
Radius - 25.47 meters,  Bottom surface area 2,920cm2

A good performer in shallow or deep powder.  Good in trees if not too closely spaced.  Pivots well with the anti-dive tip, slight early rise with graduated tip flex with a firm tail for power and stability at speed.  This ski handles groomed run outs well.  This ski is for the larger athletic advanced or expert skiers.  It rides up faster than Ogre V at slower speeds and a bit larger snow speed efficiency zone. 

color- topsheet red and base red, these are HOT SKIS.

$720.00  SOLD OUT/ DISCONTINUING

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Ogre VII -  204cm
Dimensions - 185 X 174 X 128 X 145 X 148mm
Radius - 23.34 meters,  Bottom surface area 3,000cm2

Ogre VII is a great all around performance ski in powder shallow to deep and loves, absolutely loves deep ! YUP !!!  Good in the trees if not spaced to close.  It loves to go fast in wide open bowls and glades, but easy to pivot, butters a turn because of ample surface area and wide waist width.  Has large anti-dive tip with graduated tip flex and is a very forgiving ski.  This ski also turns quickly for its length and can handle groomed outruns well but doesn't like ice.   Great for expert skiers, athletic or heavier expert skiers.   Can adjust flex for skier if asked. Flat.

color - Mine are GOLD
          Black top, red base .

$750.00
OFF SEASON SALE  $420.00 
 

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COMING FOR FALL

TWO NEW FANTASTIC MODELS HAVE EVOLVED AND BEEN TESTED IN THE NORTHWEST HEAVY SPRING SNOWFALL.   WE ARE ALWAYS PUSHING THE LIMITS.  HANG IN THERE WITH US AND YOU WILL PUSH THE LIMITS AS WELL.     DIMENSIONS WILL BE POSTED IN SEPTEMBER...

TOTALLY AWESOME.  

Ogre VIII  &

Super Ogre X 

 

 

 

  

OFF SETTING BINDING -
I recommend off setting your binding for better performance.  There is a debate on this subject but I have found that the benefits are well worth the effort it takes to doing it.   I strongly recommend offsetting your bindings 13mm toward the inside edges of your skis in all the Ogres except the Ogre IV which I offset 6mm because of the 93mm waist width.
 
Positive benefits from offsetting - added edging power on downhill ski, useful for edging and braking on groomer runouts back to lifts.  Makes the ski converge much easier to control and react against than neutral weighted mounting.  The skier will have constant slight pressure outward with the same large leg muscle groups that are already in use while skiing.  You will have a faster reaction time to changes in terrain because your inside edges are already slightly pressured.  The amount of extra pressure created by the extra offset is slight, but just enough to give you that little extra reaction time control.

Downside to offsetting -  You might feel too much weight on your uphill ski on the groomed outruns.  This offsetting will be needed until such time as boot makers and binding makers catch up with modern shaped ski waist width. 

Graduating tip flex - All the Ogres have a shovel flex that graduates from a very soft to medium flex in the first 30cm, creating the anti-dive tip characterictic engineered into all of the SUPER WIDE SKIS.   This flex profile is also engineered into the cruising model for forgiveness and anti-hooking in turn initiation. 

Torsional Stillness - All the Ogres have moderate torsional stiffness so that they will not get locked into a carve in the groomed runouts, and also for ease in rotating the skis when "buttering" a turn.

Base edge bevel -  The 2 degree base side extended bevel helps prevent catching an edge when scubbing speed during a turn, and eliminates a lot of the unweighting usually necessary for turn initiation.

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