MONOSKI
Snowshark
Mako
148cm
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The word mono originates from the old-greek language: "monos" means "single", "alone".
The word ski originates from the old-norwegian language: "ski-et" means "log" or "snow shoe".
1961 the skier Jack Marchand  invented the monoski, a very wide ski with bindings mounted parallel next to each other.
1969 the professional surfer Jack Doyle (USA) enhanced the monoski to what it is today, he used ski poles and material of alpine skiing.
Monoskiing is optimally proper for powder and moguls and it is more conserve for knees than e. g. skiing.
In the 1980s there was the biggest boom for monoski, well-known manufacturers like Atomic, Blizzard, Fischer, Rossignol, Salomon had at least one monoski of the types origin monoski first, than pintail under offer.
Origin Monoski has straight parallel, not waisted edges, the monoski in his first invented shape. Manufacturer of former models: e. g. Rossignol.
Pintail has straigth, not waisted edges and a tail like a pin, the classic monoski. Manufacturer of former models: e. g. Rossignol.
Carver has waisted edges, to ride the turns on the edge without sliding. Manufacturer of current models: e. g. Duret.
Swallowtail has a waisted shape like the carver and a tail like a swallow. Manufacturer of current models: e. g. YamaTool.
Parabolic Pintail has a waisted shape like the carver, but the tail is more like a pintail to combine the characteristics of carver and pintail. Manufacturer of current models: e. g. Snowshark.
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