Atomic Ski Specifications

The Atomic company offers equipment for numerous disciplines of snow skiing. As of 2010, Atomic specializes in alpine and Nordic skis. Atomic has remained a prominent producer of snow skis since the company was founded in the mid 1950s. According to Atomic, certain models of Atomic skis can have up to 300 individual working components. Atomic utilizes lightweight building materials including carbon, wood, titanium and magnesium.

  1. Function

    • The alpine skis from Atomic have been designed to adapt to various types of riding terrain. The backcountry Atomic skis allow you to cut your own riding path as you navigate down untouched mountains. If you would like to dabble in each of the skiing disciplines, try out a pair of Atomic's all mountain skis. For more extreme skiers, the park and pipe skis enable you to perform freestyle maneuvers in terrain parks. The Nordic models from Atomic remain ideal for a low impact form of skiing defined as cross country. As opposed to the steep terrain of alpine skiing, Nordic skiing involves trekking long distances across snow covered plains. The skate skiing models from Atomic permit you to glide across a flat terrain.

    Features

    • The waist refers to the center most area of the snow skis. The powder riding skis from Atomic feature a wide waist that allows you to remain stabilized as you slice through deep deposits of powdered snow. According to Atomic, the park and pipe skis feature a twin-tipped design. This means that the nose and tail of the skis have an identical shape. Twin-tip skis enable you to ride backwards while setting up for a freestyle trick. The Nordic skiing models feature a skinny waist that helps to cut down on the overall weight of the skis. As opposed to the twin-tip design, the Nordic skiing models feature a flat tail.

    Size

    • The Atomic skis range in size depending on the intended riding terrain. The waist of the park and pipe riding skis has a width that ranges from 76 to 85 mm. The powder skis from Atomic have one of the widest waist widths that measures over 120 mm. The backcountry models feature a slimmer waist width that measures around 100 mm. According to Atomic, the World Cup Classic Nordic ski models have a length of just over 6 feet. The lightweight Nordic ski models from Atomic weigh in at 500 g.