Actually tell him snowboarding SAVED the ski industry..... If he doesn;t believe you have him put his "new" shape skis side by side and then look at the outline of the skis.... hhhmmmm looks like a snowboard (with side cuts and all)
Those arent snowski's they are riding anymore....just really thin snowboards...they can thank us for the technology leap their closed minds couldn't accomplish. The same goes for Half Pipes, Rails and terrain parks.
Mark, sorry to say it, but reverse camber snowboards in not new.... they had a swing back in the day, but it didn't seem to go over, now with all the park stuff going on companies are going to swing at it again.... Just like neon colors are not new either...LOL