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We bought a pair of Edelwiser Speed 172cm carving skis (€690 retail) and supplied our own graphics to see how the second-generation topsheets are coming along (and to get a fun frontside ski). The graphics were laid out exactly as planned and submitted electronically, although we messed up by not figuring in the binding heelpiece demo track length (we ordered demo bindings for testers to use...the tracks are longer than standard), so a small piece of the tail graphic is covered....but no big deal.

The old trend of trying for glossy topsheets for many custom graphic ski companies has yielded to the reality that a matte surface is often more durable and less prone to showing nicks, cuts and scrapes. The Edelwisers came in a matte finish custom topsheet, with perfect pressing and trimming all around the perimeter of the ski. Very nice work. Black is a notoriously difficult topsheet color to produce well and be durable. The black is not as deep and rich as, let's say, a Kingswood gloss black topsheet (think highly polished, glossy piano BLACK)....but it will definitely not show the wear and tear as quickly as the glossy topsheet skis. Below is an image of the original graphic file (low res), and the photos of the resulting skis.

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Original Graphic Layout (low res)
(note tail graphic not covered by binding track)

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Tail View
(Note graphics slightly covered by heelpiece track..oh well)

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Forebody Pic

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Forebody with dimensions text we added.
(yes, they list the dims that precisely...German/Austrian engineering mindset)

thx eric!