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Radar Vapor Pro Build Alpine Slalom Waterski

Radar Vapor Pro Build Alpine Slalom Waterski

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Description

2025 Radar Vapor Pro Build Waterski 

The 2025 Radar Vapor Pro Build Waterski is the ultimate choice for competition skiers, designed to excel at speeds between 51-58 KMH in the slalom course. Preferred by our Pro Team, this ski is perfect for elite-level performance while also being an excellent option for skiers aiming to improve their skills at any level. Riding the 2025 Radar Vapor Pro Build ensures you have the best materials and the most advanced shape on the market, giving you a competitive edge on the water.

As the pinnacle of Radar’s ski innovation, the Vapor represents the culmination of years of design and refinement. Every aspect, from the optimal bevel shape to the perfectly balanced rocker line, has been meticulously crafted. The result is a ski that finishes turns with exceptional angle and speed, effortlessly sweeping away from the wake. The sharpened front bevel and narrowed tail allow for intuitive turns and sustainable angles from the finish through the centerline.

Our new rocker line flattens fore and aft of the wide spot, creating a larger platform that positions you over the front foot with ease, facilitating tighter and more consistent turns. This design enhances balance and dramatically improves feedback, offering a natural and intuitive ride. With the speed and flow that only a Vapor can deliver, the 2025 Radar Vapor Pro Build will help you run more buoys than ever.

2025 Radar Vapor Pro Build Waterski Construction Features:

• PMI Core – Lightweight, high density, most response.
• Textreme Carbon – Lighter, stronger composites.
• Carbon Rods – Zonal flex for the optimum layup.
• Bio Resin – Plant based and better.
• True Feel Base – A better connection to the water.
• Enduro Tip/Tail – Built for speed.
• Radar Lab Made – Thanks Herb.

Terrain:

• Course / Competition

2025 Radar Vapor Pro Build Waterski Construction:

• Pro Build designates a PMI Core and Textreme Carbon. PMI is the lightest and most responsive foam money can buy, allowing a skier to get more attainable angle out of the turn and have the ability to hold it through the wakes. Textreme lets the ski flex instantly and consistently, giving the skier more speed from a wider point. Overall, the ski will feel like it is carrying constant speed from the first cut to the last turn which results in the most effortless ride we’ve found to date.

Shape

• The first thing we addressed on the shape of the ski was the width profile, while keeping the max width of the ski the same; we added more radius to the profile to provide more pivot and rotational pull through the turn. We also added width behind the wide point to keep the ski more level and stable in the turn. This provides the ski with built in tip pressure and reduces the need to “climb” over the ski to make a turn. The ski is now able to move under the line at a quicker rate with a more natural feel. By reducing volume in the tail of the ski we were able to create more leverage that enables the whole ski to move better as a single unit through the turn. This results in attainable angle that can be carried all the way through the finish of the turn. The last adjustment in shape was the narrowing of the tip. This combined with our new rocker line enables more bevel contact resulting in a secure feeling that lets you stand over the ski with confidence to rip turns knowing that the ski will move with you from apex to center line.

Rocker

• By increasing the taper of the rocker line fore and aft of the flat spot we enlarged the sweet spot of the ski even more. The flatter the rocker is underneath your feet the more improved feel and connection you have with your ski. This allows you to move yourself and the ski better as a single unit. A bigger platform also gives you the ability to be more reactive and dynamic with your movements, ultimately giving you the control to move in and out of the turn with power. The lower rocker in the front half of the ski gives a truly unique feeling. By being flatter to the water you’re able to move over the ski with more confidence knowing that there is more contact, and support built into the ski. As you move over your feet the bevel is engaged and tighter, more consistent turns bring you back under the rope and cross course to the next buoy.

Concave

• We have been extremely happy with the concave we created in the last shape. The deeper concave with a steeper entry gives the speed and side to side drive a Vapor is known for having. Speed is only good if you can control it, and this concave also provides grip that allows the ski to naturally slow down as it enters the turn. This ultimately enables the ski to carry a more constant speed through the turn which improves your cadence and rhythm with the boat.

Bevel

• Sharpening the bevel from your feet forward has given the new Vapor more grip and control than any ski we’ve created to date. This helps the ski decelerate so it can make tighter, more up course turns. It’s important to note that these tighter turns are attainable due to the bevel transition built into the tail of the ski. By softening this bevel behind your feet, the ski can stay more balanced so that angle and drive are able to be maintained from the apex of the turn through centerline.

Thickness

• Sidewall height carries constant to provide balance. To keep the ski nimble the sidewall thickness is reduced which also produces the connected, tight turning radius of the ski

Edge Angle

• The 2025 Radar Vapor width allows the ski to achieve maximum edge angle both in the turn and while cutting. This width sets the precedent in our line as the pinnacle of performance both in the course and while free skiing.

2025 Radar Vapor Pro Build Waterski Recommended Speed:

• 32-36mph / 51-58kmh

2025 Radar Vapor Pro Build Waterski Riders Weight Guide:

• 65 inch:  49-65kg
• 66 inch: 56-81kg
• 67 inch:  73-91kg
• 68 inch:  82-100kg
• 69.5 inch: 90+ kg

PMI Core

• PMI Foam is the industry leading core with its lightweight, reactive qualities. The use of PMI results in a ski that rebounds back to its original shape at a rate 10x faster than PVC which means quicker turns and an earlier acceleration out of the turn.

Textreme Carbon

• Textreme is a manufacturer of a spread tow carbon which allows us to reduce weight and increase strength. It most importantly provides us a more consistent flexing and a durable ski. Textreme has been utilized in everything from America’s Cup race boats to Tour de France bikes because of its powerful attributes.

Innegra

• Innegra is a dampening fiber that reduces vibration and increases strength. Innegra is woven into the Textreme to improve the performance and durability of the ski. Innegra is also utilized in many Formula 1 race cars because of its incredible strengthening and dampening attributes.

Carbon Rods

• Carbon Rods allow us to introduce Zonal Flexing. These hollow tubes create stiffness and strength in the ski where it is necessary without creating change in unwanted places.

CPD Bio Resin

• CPD has created a plant-based bio resin that is changing the game. Utilizing a biofuel base that has 28% renewable resources allows them to create a resin with the same molecular makeup as a traditional resin. This means the same strength and performance that you are used to all while saving the planet, now that’s a win-win.

Enduro Tip/Tail

• By introducing a nylon block in both the tip and tail of our Vapors we have increased durability and made the water flow more efficiently