The SCX, for "SideCut eXtreme" (or "eXperiment"), was an alpine ski introduced by Elan in the winter of 1993/4. Skis before the SCX had almost always used a shape that was slightly curved inward on the sides, typically by 7 millimetres (0.28 in) compared to a straight line running from tip to tail. The SCX was designed with over 22 millimetres (0.87 in) "sidecut", producing a wasp-waisted ski unlike anything on the market.
The SCX proved to dramatically improve turn performance and made it much easier to perform the efficient carve turn. This led to higher speeds in giant slalom, and the ski started winning race after race when it was introduced. It also made skiing easier in general, and revolutionized ski schools, especially in the US where the design first caught on. By 1996 every major ski company was racing to introduce similar designs, and traditional designs were being sold off for pennies on the dollar.
As the first successful "shaped" or "parabolic" ski, the SCX is considered one of the most important advances in the history of the sport.[1][2][3]
The SCX, for "SideCut eXtreme" (or "eXperiment"), was an alpine ski introduced by Elan in the winter of 1993/4. Skis before the SCX had almost always...
SCX may refer to: SCXA and SCXB, genes encoding the transcription factor Scleraxis ElanSCX, a model of alpine ski L. S. Starrett Company, NYSE ticker...
Christie, snowplough, and parallel turn. New parabolic designs like the ElanSCX have enabled the more modern carve turn. Originally and primarily an outdoor...
industrial design item that has changed the international ski industry is ElanSCX by Elan company. The renewal of Slovene sculpture begun with Alojz Gangl who...
referenced by Kästle, Salomon, Rottefella, and Madshus. In 1993 Elan introduced the ElanSCX model, skis with a much wider tip and tail than waist. When tipped...
the ElanSCX introduced a radical sidecut design that dramatically improved performance of alpine skis. Other companies quickly followed the ElanSCX design...
designed by the internationally known Slovenian Elan company. Elan skis were depicted, even before ElanSCX, in the 1985 James Bond, film series part A View...
introduction of the Dynamic VR7 and VR17 race skis. In 1993, Elan introduced the ElanSCX. These introduced a new ski geometry, common today, with a much...
September 2020. Jure is sometimes confused with Jurij Franko, designer of the ElanSCX ski. The two attended the same school during the 1970s. "Jure Franko 'Počasni...
the first widely used carving ski ("parabolic" or "shaped") in 1992, the ElanSCX. Faction Skis alpine skis, twin tips, touring skis, mogul skis Switzerland...
in 1993 as the ElanSCX. Kneissl, struggling in bankruptcy released a radical 19–mm sidecut ski for a radius of 14 m. In tests, Elan found that its skis...
SAAB-Aircraft SAAB-CRAFT Sweden SCV Servicios Aéreos Del Centro SACSA Mexico SY SCX Sun Country Airlines SUN COUNTRY United States SDA St. Andrews Airways SAINT...
Global Information