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Nice on 1)1) yes, there are junior race skis
2) Edgewidth. These are on the thinner side...remember, these ARE race skis...with the inherent function to go fast. There is no asterisk in the FIS standings for edge widths. If you are willing to give up speed, there are other options out there.
Too bad on 2)
Yeah, they're also expensive skis.
Meaning race skis in general. Augment is in the ball park. Still, it's $1k with a plate. Racers need 2.
I get it in gs I suppose, as 65mm is the max width. So, thinner edge means wider internal ski. (Not sure it really matters.)
Slalom is a 63mm minimum width rule, so a wider edge doesn't penalize. There's also no radius spec or tip width, fis "shoulder", spec. So, there's no downside in slalom. Other than "speed", which is only really a factor with very few mistakes plus very high level skiing.
If one is a <40 point slalom skier it may matter a lot. Probably not to around <20 points. Sharpness usually matters more, and sharpening decreases edge life obviously.
So... It's an expensive sport. They're new, it would be one way to distinguish themselves. But, same thing as most.
However, the non fis sl has the same edge width?
Augment offers 10 flexes. How about 5 flexes and 2 edge widths?
I doubt there's that many edge material widths available. I get the sense manufacturers of race skis even grind down the one they pick.
Maybe @Augment Skis NA eould consider?