The innovative guys at DPS Skis have leaked some information about next year's technology for their already-exotic "Pure" lineup of prepeg carbon fiber laminate/nanotech resin skis. As some people already know, DPS skis have a unique "feel" due to their prepeg carbon fiber/woodcore sandwich construction (some people love it, others can't get used to it).  This advance in core technology might be the way to get the damp, silky smoothness from a metal-layered ski into a highly responsive and quick-handling ski without the weight and flex side effects. Prices are rumored to stay around $1,200 usd for the Pure models with this new technology.

From a post at TetonGravity:

 
"Cross Section With The SS"

"DPS S.S.- the next level

Straight from the SIA booth…

The skinny on the S.S. technology- new to DPS Pure Skis for 10/11. It's a game changer. With a Patent app in hand… the cat can now come out of the bag…meow.

The three basic goals in ski construction are:
1. Lightweight: skis move across your body instantly, quick changes, playful, and powerful creative skiing. less fatigue.
2. Power: reactivity, energy transfer, and responsiveness.
3. Vibration Dampening; better ride quality and stability at speed. silky smooth sensations and reduced deflection.

Pure Carbon unquestionably ramps and nails the first 2 over anything else built. However, in chopped, harder snow jazz, the reactivity of carbon for #2 can also work as detriment to #3.

Over the last year, we have been testing and building what we call the "S.S"- the special sauce.

The S.S. is a series of vertically laminated metal ribs built into the core that tie the upper and lower pre-preg carbon laminates together, and tune the ride into the silky smooth feel of a metal ski - without adding any weight or detracting from the sheer power of the carbon. It is the sweetness. We have toyed with different levels of metal and tuned it into an alchemy of metal dampening. The S.S. is Pure: Carbon+ Nano- now taken to 11. Super light, more powerful than anything built, and now silky smooth- ok, enjoy."

"Torsion tester showing a a well endowed physical specimen: Pure versus a double metal laminate sled. 30% torsionally stiffer, 30% lighter."