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Skiing is a much easier sport to learn today than it was even a decade ago. The shaped ski revolution made that happen. Shaped, or “cut”, skis have a deep, hourglass shaped, sidecut that keeps skiers turning. As soon as you know how to roll a ski onto its edge to make a turn, you can take off with shaped skis.