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2015 – 2016
PROGRAMME MASTER FIS
ALPINISME
ALL MOUNTAIN 777
CLASSIC
KIDS
Créateur de skis
MASTER FIS PROGRAM – Giant slalom & Slalom
Their history – A reply to my own expectations…
By Alain Zanco
“Without the legs that I used to have in my twenties, I stay nostalgic
looking back on numerous years of competition during my youth and
the strong sensations attached to them. Thus, I started enlisting all the
vital criteria that should be rendered to. In my career full of
encounters and exchanges, the broad lines of the Master FIS Program
were all plotted:
It was in Davos, on a day shared with Michael Von Gruenigen, on
which I was able to test his skis. They were easy with a
disconcerting precision, a behavior which indelibly printed on my
mind memory and were the first criteria to my list. Well aware that
this would not be enough to craft a good competitive ski, the words
stated by the outstanding visionary Emile Allais during an interview
with Gilles Chappaz returned to my mind. He phrased the need for a
left ski and a right ski. Highly relevant nowadays in light of today’s
athletes’ body language, I integrated this notion to my
specifications. The objective to be achieved has not been performed
on the side-cuts, since the difference of the exterior and interior ski
trajectories cannot be justified. It is on the differences of supports
and therefore on the differences of pressure distribution that I have
entirely focused on.”
“Having accomplished the work for the Master FIS Giant Slalom I
only had to extrapolate to create its Slalom version.
February 6, 2000 – The Slalom of Adelboden: Michael Von
Gruenigen turned in his best performance on testing skis that I had
made available to the race department four days before…While these
skis were dormant in a closet for more than a year, the history of short
skis for slalom started at Rossignol. Then Jure Kosir turned the best time
for the second round of the World championship finals at Bormio.
Later, in December 2000 at Sestriere, five racers in the first ten and
Hans Petter Buraas on the winner’s platform. What a great memory!”
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Giant Slalom
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The Master FIS Program by AZ,
power without weight, performance
and comfort without compromise.
These skis (both Giant slalom and Slalom versions) are aimed for those who
own a variety of competition skis, for those with a fighting spirit, for those
who master the turning technique with two supporting feet, also known as
the “4x4”, or for those who wish to acquire it.
They are defined according to the FIS regulations and to the specificity of this
type of turn in which about 60% of the support is applied on the exterior ski
and about 40% on the interior feet on the trajectory.
As a result, the skis offer an asymmetric structure, different degrees of lateral
rigidity in bending and a shifted axial torsion against the longitudinal axe of
the skis.
TECHNICALITY
Its very particular side-cut takes in account the torsional twisting of the ski
and confers contact along the entire length of the edge.
The sidewall in laminated acacia wood specifically chosen and manufactured
in the workshop offer an extraordinary support, a formidable precision, and
an outstanding energy from the exit of the curve.
The blend of Kevlar, a glass fabric, tri-axial basalt and a bi-axial carbon fabric,
offer the Master FIS Giant Slalom Program a touch of snow worthy of the
best world cup skis.
The Slalom benefits from the blending, but without the basalt fabric. The
balsa and walnut core complete this judicious assembly and confirm the AZ
ski signature: Ability, lightness and auto-stability.
STAGGER MASTER FIS Program
Slalom
GIANT SLALOM
GS ladies
GS men
Size (cm)
173
184
Tip (mm)
103
109
Center
68
70
Tail
88
94
Radius(m)
24
27
Size (cm)
155.5
165.5
Tip (mm)
115
121
Center
68
70
Tail
88
106
Rayon(m)
11.9
12.2
SLALOM
SL ladies
SL men
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ALPINISME
Their story. A specific request… by Alain Zanco.
“This ski is born out of the request of one of the grand palaces of Courchevel, “Les Airelles”. They wished to provide their clients an
exceptional ski, being both a mountaineering ski and an Alpine ski.
More specifically, an ultra-light ski to grade climb the slopes of the station after the ski lifts’ closure, but also with a downhill
performance worthy of the best Alpine skis.
After a winter of development and testing together with the assistance of Nicolas, ski instructor for high mountains, and with the
great Serge, an Alpine enthusiast, the « Alpinisme » saw the light of the day. The result is astonishing: A tailored competition ski, 700
gram of pure joy!”
Light for the climb, the Alpinisme by AZ also excels on all types of
terrains: Frozen corridors, powder snow, mogul fields. It will
surprise you with its ease, comfort and performance.
It’s a technological signature by AZ.
TECHNICALITY
The sidewall are made from laminated bamboo specifically selected
for its lightness, elasticity and compression resistance. The typical
AZ balsa and walnut core as well as three layers of tri-axial carbon
fabric offer the “Alpinisme” the best compromise between flexion
and torsion.
UHMW base / fine edge / ash wood reinforcements for the
fastener mounting zone / classic camber.
MC 163 Race
Size (cm)
163.5
Tip (mm)
100
Center
67
Tail
77
Radius(m)
22.5
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ALL MOUNTAIN 777
Their history. For all the slopes of the world…by Alain Zanco.
"Between 1996 and 1998 I have developed a great number of freeride
ski prototypes, most notably for professionals such as Brant Moles
and Hugo Harrisson, multiple medalists at the Freeride World Tour. I
have also developed the first Bandit in 1996 (B3) and the popular B2
in 1997, regarded as the first parabolic multi-purpose ski.
Building on these experiences, I wanted to go back to the ski that has
been called the “All Mountain”, the all-terrain and all-snow.
For the hard snow, a ski both hooking with a distributed pressure on
the edge and more centered underneath the feet and ski for soft and
powdery snow, whose pressure distribution extends along the entire
length of the ski and more globally on its width.
A ski not too large underneath the foot to avoid soliciting the knee
joints on hard ground, but sufficiently for backcountry flotation. To
adapt the geometry (center width, bearing surface) to the user’s
morphology, to define the side-cut line’s radius to its velocity, the
pressure distribution according to the field…The difficulty lies in the
inclusion of these numerous parameters.
After years of developing racing skis, I have arrived to the evident
conclusion of a very asymmetric ski: Lateral rigidities different in
flexion and a shifted torsional axis with respect to the ski allowing to
gain two behaviors on the snow.
The instructions: invert your skis! The more the surface of the
carbon reinforcement is important, the more flotation there will be for
soft and powdery now.
On the other side, for hard snow and for the track, the lighter the
carbon surface, the more pressure distribution is put underneath the
foot.”
STAGGER All Mountain 777
“All Mountain 777, name taken from the passenger airline 777
nicknamed the “World liner”. All the snowy slopes of the world
could be scratched by the marks of the 777.”
777
777
777
Size (cm)
187
177
167
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Tip (mm)
142
132
127
Center
93
89
87
TECHNICALITY
The sidewall are made from laminated
bamboo specifically selected for its lightness,
elasticity and compression resistance. The
typical AZ balsa and walnut core as well as biaxial carbon fabric and tri-axial basalt fabric
offer best compromise between flexion and
torsion.
UHMW base/ classic camber.
Tail
127
117
112
Radius(m)
17
17
17
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CLASSIC
Their history. A “ready-to-wear” ski - by Alain Zanco.
“Numerous skis and prototypes tested, measured, analyzed…from
all possible angles; Laboratory tests correlated with fieldwork in
collaboration with the University of Compiègne, the University of
Luminy, and the European Space Agency as a part of movement
analysis and performance measurement.
Work that has allowed in 2000 and then in 2002 to analyze and to
quantify the movements of an athlete during a turn. Also, my active
participation in collaboration with Professor Müller of the
University of Innsbruck on the new FIS rules with regard to the
arrival of the “parabolic” skis on the slopes of the Racing World
Cup Tour.
Today, all these achievement, amongst others, allow me to realize a
user-centered design.
Simultaneously to the tailor-making, I offer a “ready-to-wear” ski
for which every size is optimized according to the morphology,
sportiness, purpose, speed, and bend radius of a representative
user of the ski population.”
TECHNICALITY
The sidewall are made from laminated walnut or ash wood
seeking comfort or performance. The typical AZ balsa and
walnut core as well as the tri-axial glass fiber and bi-axial
carbon fabric offer the best compromise between flexion
and torsion.
An AZ signature where ease, lightness and comfort express
themselves for the greatest delight.
UHMW Base / classic camber.
STAGGER Classic Walnut
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The wood types and their specificities:
Walnut wood
Its fiber length and the finesse of its texture offer softness and comfort
Ash wood
A long fiber combined with a medium texture offer the ski precision and nervousness.
Performance levels:
1>
For passionate skiers seeking relaxation and fresh air (sideslipping and low aggressiveness)
2>
Lots of level differences for skiers seeking strong sensations
3>
For passionate skiers enjoying athletic skiing, seeking performance and strong supports
4>
For racing-driven skiers
Selection :
Walnut wood
Ash wood
60-00
60-25
60-50 ou
70-00
80-00
80-25L
90-00
100-00
Réf.
WA
AS
1
2
3
4
Size (cm)
140
153
Tip (mm)
103
115
Center
66
70
Tail
86
98
Radius(m)
12
12
166
172.5
172.5
175.5
184
115
112
122
114
123
70
70
80
75
76
98
97
107
99
108
14
17
17
19
20
Définition des tailles :
Exemple : 60-00
Use index corresponds to:

Indicated value in percent of the ski’s backcountry
potential

The bearing surface following the snow conditions
of the terrain of predilection.
Compact and groomed on the slope, natural and
thin off-piste, the snow imposes optimal pressure
parameters in order to grant the ski the expected
ease, tolerance and performance
The morphology index corresponds to:

The definition of the bearing surface (contact surface) offering an optimized pressure
on the snow regarding its use. Also, as an element intimately connected to the potential
in corner speed, it defines the radius of the auxiliary lines.

The length of the lower part of the leg, height from the ground to the kneecap axis.
It defines the ski’s lengths in its central zone for an optimal comfort of the knee, a very
sensitive joint.
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KIDS
The STAGGER Kids are designed following the same method as the
STAGGER Classic. That is, respecting the morphology and the muscular
potential of our future champions, as well as involving the playground on
which they evolve.
These “Premium” skis allow the children to ski with ease and thus
provides confidence from their first turns.
They are manufactured with the same materials as the adult skis,
without any concessions, and in line with the AZ technology.
TECHNICALITY
The sidewall are made from laminated walnut for comfort.
The typical AZ balsa and walnut core as well as the bi-axial
glass fiber offer great flexibility and high twist tolerance.
UHMW Base / classic camber.
STAGGER Kids
K97
K111
K121
K132
Size (cm)
97
111
121
132
Tip (mm)
102
104
107
105
Center
58
61
63
65
Tail
85
87
90
88
Radius(m)
4.4
6
7.2
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Alain ZANCO
AZ atelier
337 rue du Commandant DUBOIS 73200 ALBERTVILLE
FRANCE
Bureau : +33(0) 9 71 55 67 84
Mobile : +33(0) 6 86 90 40 27
Email : [email protected]
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