Дословно историческая справка, которой я пользовался, звучит так:

So far, Anderson says, they haven't found anything to beat one of the originals, the Volkl Explosiv, which debuted in 1992, about the same time as Atomic's Powder Plus and Volant's Chubb. Other than a two-year stint as a twin-tip, the Explosiv hasn't changed a bit: same shape (120-95-112) and same construction (Volkl's burliest wood core and vertical sidewalls). In the world of ski design, that's unheard-of continuity.

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