DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE TILTING OF THE SKI ONTO THE EDGE

The present invention relates to a device that is mounted on a ski and to a method for the practice of alpine skiing using the said device. The device according to the invention, mounted on a ski or embedded into it, comprises a long rod (1 or 60) and a short rod (2 or 61), fastened at their threaded external ends (e, f, a', b') into some nuts (8, 9, 62, 63) that are joined together with some molded parts (11, 12, 64, 65) embedded into the ski (10), the rods (1 and 2) transmitting the force to an upper plate (29) through hydraulic means, while the rods (60 and 61) transmit the force to another plate (68) through mechanical means. The method according to the invention is characterized by that during a turning movement made by the skier there is a partial taking over of the resulting forces applied to the tip and tail areas of the ski, in relation to the central part of the ski, which produce a longitudinal bending during a turning movement by the skier, and using the force that results from this to effect a mechanical work that results in an interactive positioning of the gliding plane of the ski in relation to the skier's sole plane, and returning to the initial position as soon as the ski is no longer bent.