2025 Radar Vapor Ski Range

2025 Radar Vapor

It’s Vapor Day folks, that’s right, August has come again, and we’re stoked to announce some fresh graphics and all new tech on the best ski Radar have ever built. With a year on the market, we’ve seen hundreds of happy swervers as well as a 41 off in the bag, done and dusted by Joel Poland. There’s been pro victories, national titles and countless PB’s along the way. We can undoubtedly say this is the best Vapor Radar have ever made. For 2025 they updated to an all-new base material that their calling true feel base. This is giving you an even better connection to the water, allowing you to feel all that grip and pull through the front half of the ski. More roll, more pull, that’s what makes 2025 so great, let’s get to ripping.

The latest Radar Vapor ski represents the culmination of all the skis crafted to date. Each new ski built has provided valuable insights, particularly in determining the optimal bevel shape and the most balanced rocker line, which are now integral to the design philosophy. This new ski was developed by reflecting on past experiences and applying those lessons. The result is a ski that finishes turns with more angle and speed than its predecessors, effortlessly sweeping away from the wake. By sharpening the bevel in the front half of the ski, the design became more intuitive as it enters turns. Additionally, narrowing the tail of the ski ensures sustainable angle, carrying it from the finish of the turn through the centerline. The balanced feel over the feet is attributed to the rocker built into the ski's shape. The rocker line flattens fore and aft of the wide spot, providing a larger platform, positioning the skier over the front foot for tighter, more consistent turns. The lower rocker line enhances feedback, leading to a natural and intuitive ride. The way this ski flows from turn to turn with the signature Vapor speed will have users running more buoys than ever before.

Shape

The first adjustment made to the ski's shape was the width profile. While maintaining the maximum width, more radius was added to the profile to provide better pivot and rotational pull through turns. Additional width behind the wide point keeps the ski level and stable in turns, reducing the need to climb over the ski. This allows the ski to move under the line at a quicker rate with a natural feel. Reducing the tail volume creates more leverage, enabling the ski to move better as a single unit through turns, achieving an angle that can be carried through the finish of the turn. The final shape adjustment involved narrowing the tip, which, combined with the rocker line, results in more bevel contact, offering a secure feeling that allows the skier to confidently execute turns from apex to centerline.

Rocker

Increasing the taper of the rocker line fore and aft of the flat spot enlarged the ski's sweet spot. The flatter rocker underfoot enhances feel and connection with the ski, allowing it to move as a single unit. A larger platform also provides the ability to be more reactive and dynamic, granting control to move in and out of turns with power. The lower rocker in the front half of the ski offers a unique feel, allowing the skier to move over the ski with confidence due to increased contact and support. As the skier moves over their feet, the bevel engages, facilitating tighter, more consistent turns, and bringing the skier back under the rope and across the course to the next buoy.

Concave

The deeper concave with a steeper entry, retained from the previous shape, provides the speed and side-to-side drive characteristic of the Vapor. This concave also offers grip, enabling the ski to naturally slow down as it enters the turn, maintaining a constant speed through the turn, thus improving cadence and rhythm with the boat.

Bevel

Sharpening the bevel from the feet forward has given the Vapor more grip and control than any previous ski. This helps the ski decelerate, making tighter, more up-course turns achievable due to the bevel transition built into the tail. Softening the bevel behind the feet keeps the ski balanced, allowing the angle and drive to be maintained from the turn's apex through the centerline.

Thickness

The sidewall height remains constant to provide balance. To keep the ski nimble, the sidewall thickness is reduced, producing a connected, tight turning radius.

Edge Angle

The Vapor's width allows for maximum edge angle in turns and while cutting, setting a precedent in the line as the pinnacle of performance both in the course and during free skiing.

The all new 2025 Radar Vapor is available for Pre-Order now!

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