The latest and greatest added to my beloved snowmobile, is a complete set of Camoplast All Terrain Plastic Ski's. I opted to these for a couple of reasons. One being there made here in the GREAT state of Michigan. So why not boost the local economy? And I got a killer deal thanks to a local shop. These ski's are not your typical ski. They are the ONLY blow molded ski. SO enough said, here is my review....
This is what comes in the box...
The Skis, are an extrodinarily wide to give you the extra lift when your in the powder, and the carbides I went with are Woodys 6 inch Trail Blazers.
Here is a view of the old steel ski, along with the new camoplast. Top View.
The Bottom View.
You can see the bottom of the ski has a huge difference. Its almost like a tri-hull boat bottom. The theory is interesting, we shall see if it works later in the season.
Installation was a snap. All the hardware was included, which came with metal mounting brakets, new bolts, and bushings, an spacers. Also was included brand new rubber pads to keep the skis from tipping. See below.
Once the brackets were installed and along with the new Woody Carbides, it was a matter of 30 mins to shimmy the new skis on. Everything seemed to line up great. And the finish fit was near perfect.
The average cost of these skis is in the ball park of $220, with carbides. Depending on what you want it could cost more or less. They make a trail only ski, which is significantly narrower. THe original steel ski and carbide came in around 15 lbs per ski. The new plastic ski came in around 5 lbs per ski. That is a rough measurement, but do the math, thats 20 lbs less!!!
Visit the website at
Camoplast
And like I said, its a local business in Coldwater, Michigan.
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