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“We’ve asked the question
for years: Where does the
bamboo go and why do the
ski areas reorder every year?
It was time for a modern,
more durable product to
enter the market.”
– John Jacobs, Reliable Racing Supply
certain states’ skier safety codes,
particularly Massachusetts.
“I chose a triangular profile extru-sion,”
said Jacobs. “Triangular extru-sion
is stiffer than round extrusion. If
the proper diameter drill bit is used,
they don’t twist in the snow like round
poles do. If you are using Syn-Boo to
mount a marking disc, you can be sure
the visual orientation of the marking
disc will continue to face the desired
direction, toward the guest. As well, if
He set to work on an alternative
product which led to the creation of
Syn-Boo. The product is made from
a post-industrial polycarbonate with
UV and cold temperature modifiers.
Jacobs elected to improve upon the
product by making Syn-Boo fluores-cent
orange as opposed to the tradi-tional
dull orange taped on bamboo.
The only limitation is that Syn-Boo is
solid orange, not alternating orange
and black, which may be required by
Close up of Syn-Boo
it gets run over by a groomer or skier, it
kinks, but will not shatter or splinter.”
Worth the extra cost
Jacobs indicates that Syn-Boo is more
expensive per pole than traditional
bamboo, but since it can last longer, it’s
well worth the investment. Syn-Boo is
also cheaper to ship than the real thing.
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